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Family, Pets Escape Raging House Fire Family, Pets Escape Raging House Fire
Family, Pets Escape Raging House Fire Seven people, including three children, and several animals were able to escape a house fire in Fairfield County. The Stratford Fire Department was dispatched to 2037 Broadbridge Ave., around 10:17 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, for a reported structure fire with four adults, three children, one dog, and two cats inside the home, said Robert Daniel Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal. All of the occupants were able to evacuate the home safely as the department responded with a total of 22 Firefighters, Daniel said. On arrival, heavy fire was pushing out the upstairs bedroom&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Large House Fire In Fairfield County Has Closed Roadway Large House Fire In Fairfield County Has Closed Roadway
Large House Fire In Fairfield County Has Closed Roadway A large house fire in Fairfield County has closed a busy roadway in the area. The Monroe Fire Department was called to the scene of the fire around 10:24, Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 138 Hattertown Road in Monroe. First arriving units found the home fully engulfed in flames, said Lt. Stephen Corrone, of the Monroe Police Department. In order to allow for emergency vehicles, Hattertown Road is currently closed in the area, he added. A detour has been set-up to accommodate residents.  Corrone said officials believe no one was home at the time of the fire. The scene is still currently active…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Home In Stamford Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Home In Stamford
Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Home In Stamford A Fairfield County home received extensive damage following a two-alarm fire. Shortly after midnight, on Friday, Dec. 4, Stamford firefighters were alerted to a report of a house fire on Smoke Hill Drive in North Stamford. Due to the location of the fire, fire units from the Long Ridge Fire Department, the Stamford Fire Department, the Turn of River Fire Department, and the Belltown Fire Department responded to the scene, said Deputy Fire Chief Matt Palmer. Firefighters from Stamford Fire Department Engine Co. 9 arrived on the scene in less than five minutes and found a well-involved fire …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Dog Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Firefighters were able to save a dog from a house fire after the occupant called 911 and reported smelling smoke. The fire, which took place around 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 1 in Milford, was contained to the second floor in a multi-family home at 278 Broad Street. The fire was discovered after a first-floor occupant reported smelling smoke from the second floor and called 911, the Milford Fire Department reported. Three minutes after dispatch, fire department units arrived on the scene to find a fire in the second-floor apartment.  Members of Medic 1 forced entry into the fire…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County Fire Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County
Fire Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County Two families were displaced by a blaze that started when a dryer caught fire, according to firefighters. in Fairfield County.  Three fire engines, a truck company, and a rescue company responded to the fire at a two-story, two-family house in Stamford on Houston Terrace at approximately 9:10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 12.  After about 30 minutes, the fire was under control, and after an additional 30 minutes, firefighters had ensured that it was extinguished entirely, according to Stamford Fire Department Captain Phillip Hayes. One of the two residential units in the home was…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury
House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury The Danbury Fire Department is trying to determine the cause of a house fire that displaced its residents.  According to the department, firefighters were dispatched to the Carriage Lane fire at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.  The fire, which caused heavy smoke positions, reportedly started in the basement and crept up into the first floor and attic space of the building.  Due to a lack of fire hydrants in the area, assistance from the West Redding Volunteer Fire Department, the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department and the Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department wa…

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by Christina Coulter
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Massive Blaze Breaks Out While TV Host Rachael Ray Is Inside Upstate NY Home Massive Blaze Breaks Out While TV Host Rachael Ray Is Inside Upstate NY Home
Massive Blaze Breaks Out While TV Host Rachael Ray Is Inside Upstate NY Home A massive fire broke out in the upstate New York home of TV host Rachael Ray. The celebrity chef, her husband John Cusimano, and the family’s dog were in their Lake Luzerne house on Sunday, Aug. 9, when the fire began. It left the main house on the property with extensive damage. Fire crews from across the region responded to the Chuckwagon Drive home shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, working for several hours until the fire was knocked down. The flames completely engulfed the home and could be seen shooting through the roof of the home in a video posted online. Ray had been filming “The…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury
Two Adults, Four Dogs Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Danbury An overnight house fire that displaced two residents and four dogs is under investigation in Fairfield County. The blaze started just after 9:15 p.m. Saturday, March 7 in Danbury at 94 Ball Pond Road, said Danbury Fire Department Public Information Officer James Gagliardo. Due to the proximity, responding units requested Ball Pond (New Fairfield) Fire Company with a tanker to the scene.  Engine 25 arrived on scene and confirmed a working fire and called for additional fire units, including tankers, emergency medical services, and police to the scene along…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Women Injured In Stratford House Fire Two Women Injured In Stratford House Fire
Two Women Injured In Stratford House Fire Two women were injured during an early-morning house fire in Stratford that was likely started by careless smoking. Firefighters were dispatched to a fire call around 4:49 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, on Karen Avenue in Stratford, said Stratford Fire Chief Brain Lampart. When firefighters arrived on the scene smoke was visible from the front door of the home and an active fire on a living room couch, Lampart said. Firefighters extinguished the fire and removed two occupants from the home, one who was unresponsive, the chief said. The injured women were treated at the scene before being transp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Greenwich A two-alarm house fire has broken out in Fairfield County. Firefighters were dispatched at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 to Whitney Drive in Greenwich, where the blaze quickly went to a second alarm. Heavy fire was reported throughout the home, and tankers were en route to the home.  A report from the Greenwich Fire Department said that the fire was showing from the front side of the house. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two People, Cat Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Stratford Two People, Cat Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Stratford
Two People, Cat Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Stratford Two Stratford residents, along with their cat, were able to escape an early-morning house fire. The fire began shortly after midnight at 44 Clifflawn Road, Stratford, in the attic of the home, said Norwalk Fire Department Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Brian Lampart. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the roof and an active fire in the attic space, Lampart said. The fire was extinguished within a few minutes and contained to the midsection of the attic, near the attic exhaust fan. A total of 23 firefighters under the command of Assistant Chief Michael Camperleng…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk 16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk
16 DIsplaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Norwalk A house fire displaced 16 people in Norwalk. Firefighters responded at  6:51 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 to a house on Grove St. where a fire reportedly started in the basement and extended to the first floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire Department. First responders arriving were met with heavy fire at the front door, the department said. There was extensive fire damage to the first floor and smoke damage to the second and third floor of the home, according to Norwalk Fire which reported all occupants escaped with no injuries. The house is posted unfit for occupancy and 16 peopl…

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by Donna Christopher