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Family Impacted By Stratford House Fire Getting A Helping Hand Family Impacted By Stratford House Fire Getting A Helping Hand
Family Impacted By Stratford House Fire Getting A Helping Hand The American Red Cross is assisting a Stratford family that is cleaning up the damage from a Wednesday afternoon house fire. Firefighters were dispatched to a Mary Avenue home at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, where there were reports of a structure fire, officials said. The call came as crews were cleaning up from an earlier fire on Howard Street. Fire officials said that the initial investigation determined fire originated on a kitchen stove and quickly spread to several nearby appliances and cabinets. Firefighters were able to knock down the flames quickly and the damage…

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Bridgeport Fire Displaces Four on Pembroke Street Bridgeport Fire Displaces Four on Pembroke Street
Bridgeport Fire Displaces Four on Pembroke Street BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Four people were displaced — and one dog was rescued — while firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a Pembroke Street building Wednesday, according to the Connecticut Post. Fire personnel were on the scene for hours after the afternoon call of smoke in a storefront on the ground floor of the building between Ogden and Stillman streets, the Post said. The fire, which was buried in a wall, eluded firefighters at first and did significant damage to the first and second floors, the Post said. The American Red Cross was helping the four displaced residents, who were not h…

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