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Blaze Rips Through Newtown Home; Family Escapes Without Injury Blaze Rips Through Newtown Home; Family Escapes Without Injury
Blaze Rips Through Newtown Home; Family Escapes Without Injury Fire tore through a Connecticut home late last night, leaving significant damage but no injuries, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the Newtown home around 9:30 p.m. The Botsford Fire Department said everyone inside was able to escape.  Crews fought their way into the home and salvaged several personal items for the family, removing them from the home, while battling the fire.  Botsford Fire Department Firefighters from across Fairfield County responded to the fire. All crews had left the scene  The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days
Asst. Fire Chief Killed Crossing Newtown Street; 2nd CT Firefighter's Death In 7 Days Fewer than eight hours after the Connecticut firefighting community buried Robert Sharkevich Sr., another senior firefighter was killed in Fairfield County, officials said.  Peter Blomberg, age 72, was crossing Route 6 near Dayton Street in Newtown when a truck crashed into him around 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, authorities said.  Blomberg served as the assistant fire chief of the Botsford Fire Department and was walking to a fire commission meeting In Newtown when he was hit, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Danbury Hospital, but doctors could not save Blomberg's life.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
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Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury
Manslaughter Charge In Newtown Crash That Killed Passenger From Danbury A Fairfield County man has been arrested for alleged manslaughter and DUI following a crash in which his passenger was killed. Roger Villa, age 23, of Danbury, was arrested on Monday, May 15 for the crash which took place on Saturday, May 6 at the intersection of South Main Street and Greenbriar Lane in Newtown, said Det. Lt. Liam Seabrook, of the Newtown Police. Newtown Police officers were dispatched to a report of an erratic driver of a blue 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling northbound on Route 25.  Shortly thereafter, officers located the vehicle after it struck a tree at the int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Horse Barn, Apartment In Newtown Fire Destroys Horse Barn, Apartment In Newtown
Fire Destroys Horse Barn, Apartment In Newtown A Newtown barn and apartment were destroyed after a raging fire burned the structure from end-to-end. The fire broke out around 5 a.m., Thursday, July 11, when the residents of the barn apartment at the Long Meadow Horse Farm on Meadow Brook Road, heard the "horses making noises," said Newtown Deputy Fire Marshall Steve Murphy. The barn manager, who lives in the apartment, was able to release the 11 horses inside the barn safely, and arriving Newtown firefighters helped to release the remaining chickens and other animals inside, Murphy said. One cat was reported missing. When all five New…

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by Kathy Reakes