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Dog Dies In CT House Fire That Displaces 2 Dog Dies In CT House Fire That Displaces 2
Dog Dies In CT House Fire That Displaces 2 A dog was killed in a Connecticut house fire early Thursday morning, Jan. 16, despite the efforts of firefighters and its owner, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to 17 Dairy Road in Norwalk just after midnight to find two residents desperately trying to extinguish flames to save their family dog. They received minor injuries for their efforts.  Crews rushed to help, knocking back flames from the basement spreading into the single-story home above. Norwalk firefighters found the dog amidst the chaos and ran it outside while others attacked the fire, authorities said.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Home Destroyed In Blaze Despite Firefighters' Quick Action CT Home Destroyed In Blaze Despite Firefighters' Quick Action
CT Home Destroyed In Blaze Despite Firefighters' Quick Action Firefighters in Connecticut were able to put out a house fire in about 30 minutes Tuesday morning, Jan. 14, but it wasn't enough to save the structure, officials said.  The fire was reported around 8 a.m. at a split-level home on Cindy Lane in Norwalk. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke billowing from the eaves and flames moving through the dining room.  Nearly 30 firefighters helped put out the blaze, but authorities ruled the home unfit to live in after the fire, Norwalk officials said.  Norwalk Fire Department No one was injured in the blaze.  The Norwalk Fire Mars…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boat Fire Sends Up Smoke At CT Marina Boat Fire Sends Up Smoke At CT Marina
Boat Fire Sends Up Smoke At CT Marina Firefighters raced to a Connecticut marina after a blaze began inside a boat. The fire began in Middlesex County on Monday, Nov. 25 just before 12:30 p.m., when a boat was seen on fire at a marina in Old Saybrook, according to the Old Saybrook Fire Department. The boat had been on land while being stored for the off-season, firefighters said. The department's fireboat quickly responded to the scene and began fighting the blaze. A video of the incident was posted on the department's Facebook page.  At 12:20 the Old Saybrook Fire Dept was dispatched to a report of a boat on f…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fire Guts Family Of 5's Home In Hamden Fire Guts Family Of 5's Home In Hamden
Fire Guts Family Of 5's Home In Hamden The Red Cross is helping a Connecticut family of five who lost their home in a two-alarm blaze this weekend, authorities said.  The fire began just before 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, on Country Hills Road in Hamden.  Related: Fire Destroys Historic Golf Course In Fairfield County Firefighters arrived to find both floors of the home engulfed in flames. It's unclear what sparked the blaze, but the dry conditions made knocking it down more challenging for the North Haven County firefighters, the Hamden Fire Department said.  The Hamden Fire Marshal’s Division is inve…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From Seymour House Fire Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From Seymour House Fire
Driver Jumps Out Of Passing Car To Help Resident Who Escaped From Seymour House Fire A Connecticut resident received heavy burns to his head and face while escaping from his burning home. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Lynn Terrace around 6 p.m., Thursday, in Seymour. According to Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis, when firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and an injured resident who had "self-evacuated." Willis said a Good Samaritan had jumped out of a passing car to help neighbors get the man in his 60s to the ambulance. The unidentified man was transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit. His condition was not known on…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly
Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly A much beloved Fairfield County fire marshal has died suddenly, just a year before he planned to retire. Bridgeport Fire Marshal Alberto Hernandez, age 63, of Bridgeport, died on Monday, April 22.  “I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Alberto Hernandez," said Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. "We are all very grateful to have lived in a community where we could be under Hernandez’s protection as a Fire Marshal for the City of Bridgeport. He was a widely loved member of our community, and he will truly be missed by all who knew him." City officials said Herna…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Shelton Worker Burned During Equipment Fire Shelton Worker Burned During Equipment Fire
Shelton Worker Burned During Equipment Fire A Fairfield County worker was burned during an equipment fire at a business. The incident took place in Shelton around 3:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16 at 30 Oliver Terrace, said the Shelton Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the business on a report of an equipment fire and several reports of a loud explosion in the area, the department said. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke visible from the machine that inside the building. Once the command was established, units were directed to extinguish the small remaining fire. Shelton EMS transported the worker to a local …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say
Only Two Employees Of CT Assisted Living Facility Overdose On Job, Police Say The only two employees on duty at an assisted living center in Connecticut both overdosed on fentanyl, leaving the patients without any help or supervision. The incident took place around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when the East Haven Police received a 911 call from a visiting nurse at the Caroline Manor Assisted Living facility reported a possible overdose of two employees. Upon arrival, East Haven Fire Department personnel were directed to a lower level office and found a male employee apparently suffering from an accidental overdose, said Captain Joseph Murgo, of the East Haven …

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by Kathy Reakes