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Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Extricated After Fairfield County Crash Charged With DUI Driver Extricated After Fairfield County Crash Charged With DUI
Driver Extricated After Fairfield County Crash Charged With DUI A driver who had to be extricated from his vehicle after rolling over was allegedly drunk when he crashed in Fairfield County, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to Park Place shortly before midnight on Friday, Dec. 17, where there was a report of a one-car crash involving a rolled-over vehicle. Upon arrival, officers said that they found one person - later identified as Stamford resident Joseph Lasko III, age 44 - trapped inside the vehicle, requiring the Noroton Fire Department to extricate him. According to police, once rescued, Lasko told officers that …

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by Zak Failla
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New Photos, Videos: Boat Fire Rapidly Spreads At Stamford Harbor New Photos, Videos: Boat Fire Rapidly Spreads At Stamford Harbor
New Photos, Videos: Boat Fire Rapidly Spreads At Stamford Harbor New photos and videos are available above A fire that broke out on a boat docked in Stamford Harbor quickly spread to other boats, a dock, and tiki bar. The blaze began just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Hinckley boatyard on Selleck Street, the Stamford Fire Department said.  When the first engine arrived, the boat fire was fully involved close to the dock. The engine began to deploy hose lines, but the boat was adrift and was pushed to the east side of the canal by the prevailing wind, the fire department reported.  The original boat on fire came to rest at a sec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fire Rapidly Spreads To Other Boats, Dock, Tiki Bar At Stamford Harbor Fire Rapidly Spreads To Other Boats, Dock, Tiki Bar At Stamford Harbor
Fire Rapidly Spreads To Other Boats, Dock, Tiki Bar At Stamford Harbor Click here for a new, updated story: New Photos, Videos: Boat Fire Rapidly Spreads At Stamford Harbor A fire that broke out on a boat docked in Stamford Harbor quickly spread to other boats, a dock, and tiki bar. The blaze began just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Hinckley boatyard on Selleck Street, the Stamford Fire Department said.  When the first engine arrived, the boat fire was fully involved close to the dock. The engine began to deploy hose lines, but the boat was adrift and was pushed to the east side of the canal by the prevailing wind, the fire department…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Kitchen Destroyed In Darien House Fire Kitchen Destroyed In Darien House Fire
Kitchen Destroyed In Darien House Fire This story has been updated. A house fire in Darien on Thursday caused heavy damage to the kitchen area of the home. The fire, which began around 3:20 p.m. at 9 Beach Drive, was contained to the kitchen by the quick work of all three of the city's fire department's, said Noroton Assistant Fire Chief Brendan Keane. According to Keane, the majority of the damage remained in the kitchen, with the rest of the home receiving some smoke damage. "Great teamwork by all," Keane said.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes