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Firefighters Battle Pair Of Overnight Two-Alarm Blazes In Fairfield County Firefighters Battle Pair Of Overnight Two-Alarm Blazes In Fairfield County
Firefighters Battle Pair Of Overnight Two-Alarm Blazes In Fairfield County Firefighters battled two, two-alarm fires hours within each overnight. The first fire call came in around 11:31 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, at  388 William St., in Bridgeport. Crews arrived to find heavy fire on multiple floors of a three-story residential duplex, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management. "Initial interior crews were ordered out due to untenable conditions, and a second alarm was struck to bring additional personnel to the scene," Appleby said. Arcing wires presented a major hazard and UI was called to the scene to cut power to the address.  Firefig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
'I'm Going To Hold Eversource's Feet To The Fire,' Says Lamont Who Tours Danbury, Westport 'I'm Going To Hold Eversource's Feet To The Fire,' Says Lamont Who Tours Danbury, Westport
'I'm Going To Hold Eversource's Feet To The Fire,' Says Lamont Who Tours Danbury, Westport Lawmakers in Connecticut are threatening to bring the heat on Eversource its slow response to Tropical Storm Isaias. As of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 69,166 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 Connecticut customers were still reporting outages six days after the storm struck. UI was still responding to 492 reported outages that were affecting 1,429 of the customer’s 337,496 customers. 
“We have a serious situation developing at the Glen Apartments on Memorial Drive,” Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said. “Still no power. Many residents there are elderly and/or disabled. So far Eversource has not respo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized After Raging Blaze Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Bridgeport Two Hospitalized After Raging Blaze Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Bridgeport
Two Hospitalized After Raging Blaze Breaks Out At Multi-Family Home In Bridgeport A raging house fire at a Bridgeport multi-family home sent two people to the hospital, including a firefighter. The fire took place around 11 a.m. Sunday at the three-story residence at 66 Garfield Ave., said Bridgeport Fire Department Deputy Chief Executive Officer Lance Edwards. The first arriving fire units reported heavy fire on the second and third floors of the home. Shortly after the Battalion Chief called for a second alarm for additional resources, Edwards said. One resident was removed from the interior rear staircase by firefighters and transported …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit
Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit Snow Joke: New Storm Could Bring Up To 3 Inches Of Accumulation Power has been restored to hundreds of Fairfield County residents who lost electricity after strong winds moved into the area bringing down trees and wires. Around 7 a.m. Thursday, UI reported 2,752 without power in Bridgeport, and 2,308 in Stratford. By 9 a.m. power had been restored to all in both cities. UI is currently reporting six outages in Fairfield and one in Trumbull. At 5 a.m, Eversource reported more than 400 customers without power in Newtown, New Canaan, New Milford, Redding, and Weston. By 9 a.m. the outages w…

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by Kathy Reakes