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Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At Car Repair Shop In Fairfield: Building Severely Damaged Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At Car Repair Shop In Fairfield: Building Severely Damaged
Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze At Car Repair Shop In Fairfield: Building Severely Damaged A stubborn blaze at a car repair shop in Fairfield County left the building with significant damage and resulted in a firefighter being taken to the hospital, fire officials said.  The fire began on Monday, Nov. 20 around 1:30 p.m., when a blaze ignited at Kingsway Motors in Fairfield located at 705 Kings Highway East, according to the Fairfield Fire Department. Crews arrived at the repair shop within minutes and discovered heavy smoke and fire coming from the building. After searching the structure, firefighters confirmed that everyone inside had safely evacuated.  The effort to…

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by Ben Crnic
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Chemical Spill At SHU In Fairfield Causes Large Hazmat Response Chemical Spill At SHU In Fairfield Causes Large Hazmat Response
Chemical Spill At SHU In Fairfield Causes Large Hazmat Response A chemical spill at a Sacred Heart University science lab in Connecticut caused an evacuation and a hazmat response. The incident occurred in Fairfield around 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the university. Fairfield Fire Department units quickly responded and found the building had been evacuated and secured by the SHU Department of Public Safety. As a precaution, due to the unknown chemicals spilled and possible reaction, the Fairfield County Hazardous Incident Response Team was called to the scene to make entry to determine what chemicals had spilled, and check for any chemical reaction…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene
Fairfield Fire Truck Hit By Speeding Pickup At I-95 Crash Scene A fire truck was damaged when a pickup truck allegedly rammed into it on I-95 in Fairfield County as police and fire were working at an earlier crash on the highway. The incident took place in Fairfield around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 in the southbound lanes of the highway. The Fairfield Fire Department responded to the report of a vehicle crash with injuries at Exit 21 and Mill Plain Road, said Fairfield Fire Department officials. Engine 4 was traveling on the southbound side and stopped realizing the vehicle was on fire and unknown if it was occupied.  At the s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Cars Burst Into Flames Outside Gym In Fairfield County 2 Cars Burst Into Flames Outside Gym In Fairfield County
2 Cars Burst Into Flames Outside Gym In Fairfield County Two cars and part of a fence were destroyed by fire in Fairfield County while their owners were exercising inside a gym. The fire took place in the town of Fairfield around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the parking lot of the Equinox Gym located at 226 Old Post Road. When members of the Fairfield Fire Department arrived on the scene they found the two cars heavily involved in a fire, Assistant Fire Chief Schuyler Sherwood said.  The owners of the vehicles were in the Equinox at the time the fire started, but came outside as firefighters were extinguishing the blaze, Sherwood sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House
Pepper Spray Used To Force Fairfield County Man In Standoff With Police Out Of House Police used pepper spray to make a Fairfield County man come out of his home during a standoff after he failed to show up in court and was wanted on several domestic violence-related warrants. The incident took place in Fairfield on Wednesday, Oct. 26. According to Fairfield Police Lt. Michael Paris, officers went to the home of Neil Bhatia, age 46, after learning he failed to show up in court for his arrest on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and for several other domestic violence-related warrants. Bhatia had been arrested by Fairfield Police on Tuesday and charged with risk of injury to a minor and di…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Worker Injured After Fall At Fairfield University Worker Injured After Fall At Fairfield University
Worker Injured After Fall At Fairfield University A worker was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a fall at a Fairfield County university. The incident took place in Fairfield at Fairfield University around 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 31. The Fairfield emergency communications center received a call for a worker that had fallen through a roof on the Fairfield University campus, said the Fairfield Fire Department. Firefighters arrived on the scene several minutes later to find a private roofing contractor had fallen more than 40 feet through a skylight of the Central Utilities Facility building, the fire department said.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Man Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Man Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County A man was rescued from a blazing Fairfield County house fire that caused more than $250,000 in damage. The blaze broke out in the Town of Fairfield around 5:10 a.m., Tuesday, May 3 at the home located at 577 Kings Highway East. Fairfield firefighters responded to the fire after receiving a call from a passerby reporting smoke and fire coming from the house, said Assistant Chief Roger Caisse, of the Fairfield Fire Department. First arriving units arrived within four minutes and reported fire coming from the first floor of the home, Caisse said. While firefighters were attacking the fire a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving Fairfield County Fire As Residents Jump From Second-Floor 50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving Fairfield County Fire As Residents Jump From Second-Floor
50 Animals Saved In Fast-Moving Fairfield County Fire As Residents Jump From Second-Floor Some 50 dogs and cats were saved during a fast-moving fire in Fairfield County that caused residents to jump from second-floor windows. The fire began in Westport around 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, April 20 in a mixed-occupancy building that housed apartments and an animal boarding facility. Westport Police officers arrived and reported a visible fire coming from the building, said Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Gootman, of the Westport Fire Department. The fire department arrived and found heavy fire on the second floor of the building, Gootman said. Westport firefighters at work.Westport Fire…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Walks Away Uninjured After NJ Plane Crash Fairfield County Man Walks Away Uninjured After NJ Plane Crash
Fairfield County Man Walks Away Uninjured After NJ Plane Crash A Fairfield County man was among three who escaped uninjured when the plane they were flying in ran off a runway and crashed at the Essex County Airport in New Jersey on Easter Sunday, authorities said. The 2020 Citation CJ3 Plus was found at the end of Runway 22 in a drainage brook at approximately 2:40 p.m., on Sunday, April 17, police in Fairfield, New Jersey, said. As police and EMS were arriving, the pilot and two passengers were climbing out, police said. They were identified as Corie Dave Bennett, age 45, of Danbury,; Carlos Rodriguez, age 57, of Poughkeepsie, NY; and the p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say
One Seriously Injured In Fairfield County Car Crash Into Building, Police Say One person received serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a Fairfield County business. The crash took place around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27 on Post Road (Route 1) in Fairfield. The Fairfield Fire Department arrived on the scene and found that a car had slammed into the front of an eyewear business trapping the driver, the department said.  Firefighters worked to extricate the driver of the car who sustained what is believed to be serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the driver said. The driver was transported to the hospital by AMR for treatment…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Save Two Kayakers Being Swept Away By Current Off Fairfield County Coast Police Save Two Kayakers Being Swept Away By Current Off Fairfield County Coast
Police Save Two Kayakers Being Swept Away By Current Off Fairfield County Coast Two kayakers whose vessels overturned and were being swept away by the current were rescued by a Fairfield County police marine unit. The incident took place around 12:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, in the Town of Fairfield. The Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a kayaker on the Long Island Sound requesting assistance after he and his friend’s kayaks overturned and were swept away by the current.  According to Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police, the caller reported they were in the water, wearing dry suits and life jackets and they were both hangin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Backs Up I-95 In Fairfield County Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Backs Up I-95 In Fairfield County
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Backs Up I-95 In Fairfield County Commuters can expect some backups on I-95 in Fairfield County following a rollover crash of a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 4:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 6 in Fairfield between Exits 19 and 20, said the Fairfield Fire Department. The state Department of Transportation said the highway was congested for miles following the crash which dumped a bundled section of one-ton metal pipe onto the roadway. The right and center lanes remained closed until about 8 a.m., traffic is moving, but backups remain. The driver of the rig reported no injuries, according to the Fairfield Fire Departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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80 Cats, Chickens, Geese, Turkeys, Ducks Found Hoarded Into Fairfield County Home, Police Say 80 Cats, Chickens, Geese, Turkeys, Ducks Found Hoarded Into Fairfield County Home, Police Say
80 Cats, Chickens, Geese, Turkeys, Ducks Found Hoarded Into Fairfield County Home, Police Say Dozens of animals were rescued from a Fairfield County home following reports of a cruelty incident, police announced. Chief Robert Kalamaras reported that the Fairfield Police and Animal Control rescued over 80 animals from a home on Churchill Street shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20, by members of the Fairfield Fire Department, who were assisting the resident of the home following a medical emergency. According to Fairfield Police investigators, upon arrival at the scene, officers entered the home and found its interior to be in a state of squalor with animal waste throughout.…

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by Zak Failla
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Numerous People Rescued After Residential Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Numerous People Rescued After Residential Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Numerous People Rescued After Residential Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Numerous residents were rescued from an apartment fire in Fairfield County. The fire started around 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 5, at 1130 Williams St. in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. According to Appleby, the first arriving units reported fire on the second floor which had extended to the third floor. A second alarm was called on arrival based on the life hazard and the number of people who needed to be rescued from the upper floors by firefighters, Appleby said. Firefighters rescued numerous people from the upper floors, he added. In additi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Neighbor Saves Woman From Fairfield County House Fire During Nor'easter Neighbor Saves Woman From Fairfield County House Fire During Nor'easter
Neighbor Saves Woman From Fairfield County House Fire During Nor'easter A neighbor rescued an area woman whose house was on fire during the Nor'easter earlier this week. The rescue took place around 10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26 when the Fairfield Fire Department responded to a house fire on Cantebury Lane in Fairfield. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the exterior of an attached two-car garage on fire, said the Fairfield Fire Department.  Firefighters made an aggressive attack on the fire and were able to stop the spread of the fire into the structure, the department said. "Due to the quick actions of the next-door neighbor, prior to the f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say
Person Drowns While Swimming At Beach In Fairfield County, Police Say Police are investigating after a 35-year-old drowned at a Fairfield County beach over the weekend. At about 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, police received a report of a missing swimmer in the Town of Fairfield at Lake Hills Beach #1, located off of Tahmore Drive. The caller said he had gone swimming with his friend, but his friend had not surfaced for about three minutes, according to the Fairfield Police Department Chief Robert Kalamaras. Dive teams searched the water, and the victim's body was recovered at 12:45 p.m. about 50 feet from the shore in approximately five-and-…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home
Outdoor Electrical Fire Damages Fairfield County Home A Fairfield County home was damaged during an outdoor electrical fire. The Westport Fire Department Emergency Communications Center received a report of a house fire on Compo Road South at 12:45 pm Thursday, Aug. 5, said Fire Chief Robert Yost.  The residents of the home, including two children, were able to evacuate before the fire department responded. First arriving units reported an electrical fire on the outside of the house from the electrical service drop, Yost said. The interior of the house was checked, and no fire was found inside.  Firefighters&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County 10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
10 Displaced After Three-Alarm Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County At least 10 people were displaced following a three-alarm fire at a Fairfield County apartment house. The blaze broke out around 6:59 p.m., Monday, April 26, at the apartment house located in the 300 block of Park Avenue in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency for Bridgeport. The bulk of the fire was located on the third floor of the dwelling, Appleby said. As occupants were being evacuated, one person had to be rescued by firefighters through a third-floor window due to heavy flames and smoke. Mutual aid was offered by Fairfield and Stratford fire departments. There was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters $20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters
$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters A $20 million high-rise apartment building was saved from being destroyed in Fairfield County by quick-working firefighters. The fire, at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, in Fairfield, began around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, the Fairfield Fire Department said. Fighterfightes received word that the fire started on the roof-top deck and arrived on the scene within four minutes, the department said. First arriving units found smoke showing from the top of the roofline and the fire alarm system sounding. The residents were evacuating the building because of an activated …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Injured In I-95 Crash In Fairfield County Two Injured In I-95 Crash In Fairfield County
Two Injured In I-95 Crash In Fairfield County Two people were injured during a crash involving two tractor-trailers on I-95 in Fairfield County. According to the Fairfield Fire Department, the crash happened near Exits 18 and 19 early Tuesday, March 9, in Fairfield near the Westport burder. Upon arrival, firefighters found two tractor-trailers involved in a motor vehicle accident with two injuries. Both patients were transported by AMR to Bridgeport Hospital with trauma alerts, the department said. The tractor-trailers following the crash.Fairfield Fire Department Engine 1 and Ladder 2 were called to the scene, bringing a total o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
Police & Fire
Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County
Three Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Fairfield County A home was destroyed during a two-alarm fire, displacing three residents in Fairfield County. The Westport Fire Department Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call shortly after 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, by a resident reporting a structure fire, said Assistant Chief Jeffrey Gootman. First arriving units found a two-story, two-family home with fire on the first floor, the second floor, and attic, Gootman said.  Fire companies searched the house for victims and found none as the house had been evacuated prior to the arrival of the fire department. The residents of the second f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County
Fire Breaks Out At Two-Family Home In Fairfield County Firefighters were hampered fighting a fast-moving blaze at a two-family home by heavy smoke, multiple renovations, and access restrictions, but the crew was able to save some tropical birds and fish kept inside the home in Fairfield County. The department was alerted to the fire around 9:28 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, when a neighbor called to report smoke coming from the home located in the Town of Fairfield at 20 Bloomfield Drive. Arriving units found a working structure fire with smoke visible from the first floor and attic eves of the building, said the Fairfield Fire Department. Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield
Firefighters Perform 'High-Risk' Rescue Of Trapped, Injured Worker In Fairfield Fairfield firefighters performed a "high-risk" rescue of two tree workers trapped high above the ground. The incident took place around 2:12 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a report that two tree workers were trapped in a tree behind 85 Beacon View Drive, the department said on Facebook. One of the workers had been working to remove a large limb from an adjacent tree when the limb dropped suddenly, crushing his leg and trapping it between the fallen limb and the crotch of the tree, the department said. The second worker had climbed the tree to assist hi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Lights Illegal Fireworks, Causing Large Brush Fire In Fairfield County, Police Say A man has been charged with lighting illegal fireworks that caused a large brush fire to break out in Fairfield County, police say. Steven Botelho, 38, of Fairfield was arrested on Monday, Aug. 24 in connection to the incident that happened earlier this summer. At about 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, the Fairfield Police Department received numerous reports of aerial fireworks in the area of Chestnut Street/Kings Highway in Fairfield.  Patrol officers arrived on scene a short time later, and observed a large brush fire adjacent to the Metro-North train tracks, in a marsh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation
Cause Of Westport House Fire Under Investigation Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a fire found in a wall of a home in the area. The call for the fire in the Fairfield County home came in around 8:32 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, on Turkey Hill Lane in Westport, said Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Gootman. Westport firefighters responded with four engines, a ladder truck, Gootman said. "Arriving units found smoke in the basement and the first floor," he said. A further investigation found a fire in a wall on the first floor. Access was made to the wall and the fire was quickly extinguished. The cause of the fire is under investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield
Man Rescued After Falling Through Ice In Fairfield In a dramatic rescue, a man was saved by three Good Samatarians after falling through the ice of a Fairfield County lake while attempting to save his dog. The incident began in the Town of Fairfield around 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, when the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call reporting a 24-year-old man had fallen through the ice at Lake Mohegan, said Fairfield Fire Department Asst. Chief  Roger Caisse. The fire department immediately responded to the area within six minutes and found that three Good Samaritans including two men and a woman, had pulled the victim f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Motorist Flees Scene After Vehicle Fire Forces Closure Of I-95 Stretch In Fairfield County Motorist Flees Scene After Vehicle Fire Forces Closure Of I-95 Stretch In Fairfield County
Motorist Flees Scene After Vehicle Fire Forces Closure Of I-95 Stretch In Fairfield County A motorist fled the scene after the vehicle they were driving caught fire in the middle of I-95 in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 10:25 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, when the Fairfield Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a fire on the highway near Exit 19, in Fairfield, said the Fairfield Fire Department. By the time firefighters arrived on the scene, the vehicle was fully ablaze in the center lane, the department said. With the assistance of the State Police, traffic was closed for a period of time in the southbound direction, so responders could safely…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side
Mercedes Crashes Through Wall Of Fairfield Business, Drives Out Other Side A Mercedes-Benz crashed through a Fairfield business and drove right out the other side after an employee hit the gas instead of the brake when the vehicle began to roll backward. The incident took place around 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 14, at the Fairfield Collision Center on Linwood Avenue, said the Fairfield Fire Department. When Fairfield firefighters arrived on the scene they found the driver still in the vehicle with an unsecured precast concrete panel teetering nearby, the department said. Where the vehicle came to rest.Fairfield Fire Department Emergency responders secured the 500-p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Unresponsive Swimmer Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Fairfield Unresponsive Swimmer Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Fairfield
Unresponsive Swimmer Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Fairfield A 33-year-old area man drowned while swimming with other family members in Lake Mohegan in Fairfield. Geovanny Tapia-Zuniga, of Bridgeport, was discovered drowned around 7:22 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, by members of the Fairfield Police Dive Team and the Fairfield Fire Department from Lake Mohegan, at 880 Morehouse Highway, in Fairfield, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. Fairfield police officers and firefighters responded to the beach and found that Tapia-Zuniga was swimming near the main beach area who went underwater and never surfaced, Kalamaras said. Family member…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current
Teen Found Under Water After Being Swept Away By Long Island Sound Current A teen swimming with three of his friends was rescued after being overcome by the incoming tide in the South Benson/Ash Creek area of Long Island Sound near the Bridgeport/Fairfield border. The rescue took place around 6:08 p.m., Thursday, July 11, when the Fairfield Fire Department received a 911 call regarding the teen who failed to resurface after going underwater, said Fairfield Fire Lt. Robert Smith. The department's marine unit arrived in the area within four minutes under the command of Lt. Eric McKeon, and began searching for the missing teen, Smith said. Fairfield Police…

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by Kathy Reakes