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Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County
Firefighter Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County A firefighter was hospitalized after battling a blaze at a home in Fairfield County. The Stamford Fire Department reported that 26 personnel initially responded to the fire that broke out at the residence located at 45 Reynolds Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 28. The first-arriving companies from the Woodside Fire Station arrived at the scene at about 10 p.m. The fire was in the deck area and spread to the rear of the home into the attic. Officials said the home was not occupied at the time. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the rear deck and attic.  Due to a number of ino…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut
Massive Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Connecticut A massive blaze broke out at a historic building in Connecticut which was once a hotel, displacing residents and injuring at least three firefighters. The three-alarm fire started in in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, on the third floor and the roof of the building at 4 Bridge St., Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. According to Barbagallo, 75 to 100 first responders are on the scene and to work as stand-by units. All residents of the building, including 20 adults and two children except for one were accounted …

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by Kathy Reakes