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15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas 15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas
15 Left Homeless After Fire Guts CT Home Days Before Christmas A late-night fire tore through a Connecticut home this week, sending one person to the hospital and displacing 15 people, authorities said.  Hartford firefighters received a 911 call around 4:40 a.m. about the blaze at a multi-family home at 62 Adams Street in the Upper Albany neighborhood.  Flames engulfed the home's first floor when crews arrived, but they were to battle them back and get the fire under control. No firefighters were injured in the incident.  Hartford firefighters extinguished a fire at 62 Adams Street just after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23. Pa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Rescue Resident From Seymour House Fire Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Rescue Resident From Seymour House Fire
Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Rescue Resident From Seymour House Fire A Connecticut resident received heavy burns to his head and face while escaping from his burning home. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Lynn Terrace around 6 p.m., Thursday, in Seymour. According to Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis, when firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and an injured resident who had "self-evacuated." Willis said a Good Samaritan had jumped out of a passing car to help neighbors get the man in his 60s to the ambulance. The unidentified man was transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit. His condition was not known on…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage
CO Scares Prompts New Canaan Fire To Remind Residents To Turn Off Vehicles In Garage With two recent calls for carbon monoxide gas incidents at homes, a Fairfield County fire department reminds residents to turn off their vehicles in the garage. The New Canaan Fire Department responded to two carbon monoxide (CO) gas incidents on Sunday,  April 21, caused by cars left running in the garage.  New Canaan Fire Chief Albe Bassett said the CO levels in the house could be dangerous and cause serious health effects. One person was transported to the hospital for evaluation. "Today’s technologies of remote staring and keyless fobs present challenges," Bassett s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich
Significant Damage Reported After House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich A 5,500-square-foot Fairfield County home received significant damage following a fire. The fire broke out around 9:03 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at a home on Hemlock Drive in Greenwich, said Greenwich Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick. The deputy chief arrived on the scene within four minutes and reported heavy smoke showing from the single-family, three-story home, Kick said. The first arriving engine companies encountered a well-advanced fire on multiple floors of the home.  There were no occupants in the building and crews were able to extinguish the fire in under …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Damages Bridgeport Home Fire Damages Bridgeport Home
Fire Damages Bridgeport Home A Bridgeport home was badly damaged after a fire ripped through the residence. The fire began around midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 140 Marilyn Drive, in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, a spokesman for the fire department. Responding fire units reported a heavy fire in the ranch-style home.  The couple who lived at the home were alerted by smoke alarms and were able to safely escape, Jones said. Bridgeport firefighters had the fire under control within 45 minutes, he added. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Severely Damages Waterside Stamford Home Fire Severely Damages Waterside Stamford Home
Fire Severely Damages Waterside Stamford Home A fire that began in a bedroom devastated a waterside home in Stamford, officials said. Stamford Fire Department say they responded at 5:41 p.m. Thursday, May 23 to a report of a house fire at 513 Fairfield Avenue.  Upon arrival, firefighters found a two-and-a-half- story wood frame two-family duplex house with smoke coming from the second floor said Stamford Fire Department's report. The residents had evacuated and reported that a bedroom on the second floor was burning Firefighters stretched a handline to the burning bedroom and quickly controlled the fire befor…

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by Donna Christopher
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Fire Breaks Out At Trumbull Home Fire Breaks Out At Trumbull Home
Fire Breaks Out At Trumbull Home Firefighters were able to contain a garage fire, saving a Trumbull home in the process. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. at the home on Glenwood Drive in Trumbull on Thursday, Feb. 21, Long Hill Volunteer Fire officials said on Facebook. First arriving crews reported a heavy fire in the garage, which contained a Lexus SUV and a Porsche, and declared a working fire, the department said. Long Hill crews were able to quickly knock down the fire, and as a result, the home only received smoke damage. Members of the Long Hill Volunteer Fire CompanyLong Hill Volunteer Fire Company The famil…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Family Of Four Escapes House Fire In Norwalk Family Of Four Escapes House Fire In Norwalk
Family Of Four Escapes House Fire In Norwalk A Norwalk family escaped injury when a fire started in the ceiling of their home Wednesday evening. The four, including two children, evacuated the home when they smelled smoke around 6:30 p.m. at 61 Rampart Road, and called 911, said the Norwalk Fire Department.  The father then went back inside the home to attempt to put out the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived, but had to leave as the smoke charged the attic space and started to fill the house, the department reported. The fire was located in the ceiling and the inaccessible attic space, of a two bedroom addition, to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say
Boy, 5, Seen Playing On Roof Sparks Concern In Stamford, Police Say Police aren't sure who was watching a 5-year-old boy seen by a passing motorist on Soundview Avenue climbing out a second-floor window and hopping onto the roof to play. Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said police received the call around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, but by the time they arrived the child was back inside the home. The caller, who was concerned the child might fall,  told police the boy was going in and out the window and onto a roof to play, Shawinsky said. Responding officers met with the child and his grandmother who at first said she was watching him through a translator, but then said …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield
Fire Erupts Laundry Room Of Home In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A fire broke out in the laundry room of a Fairfield home on Saturday, but quick action by the homeowner kept it from spreading, according to the Fairfield Fire Department. The homeowner closed interior doors, preventing the smoke and fire from extending into the $650,000 single-family home on Lampwick Lane, according to a Facebook post from the fire department. Upon arrival, firefighters were met with heavy smoke. Lt. Lauri Jepsen, the first arriving fire officer, advanced a 1¾-inch hand line into the home to extinguish the fire.  The first firefighting crew to arrive — E…

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