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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
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Home Partially Collapses After Explosion In Stamford Home Partially Collapses After Explosion In Stamford
Home Partially Collapses After Explosion In Stamford A home partially collapsed after an explosion in Stamford. At 07:20 a.m. Saturday, June 20, the Stamford 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received a call reporting that the house next door to the callers on Woodbine Road had exploded and was on fire.  The caller further reported that two people and multiple pets were in the house attempting to get out, the Stamford Fire Department said. Stamford FD Engine No. 8 was the first to arrive and the crew found heavy smoke but no visible flames emitting from the house. A further investigation revealed the house to be partially collapsed in multiple are…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say
Man Accused Of Starting Fires At Two CT Homes, Police Say As firefighters responded to three house fires, police arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly starting two of the blazes. The call for the first fire was received around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, in Litchfield County, at a two-story, cape style single-family home in Torrington, said Torrington Police Lt. Brett Johnson. When the Torrington Fire Department arrived on the scene of the fire on Torrinford West Street, they found the residence fully engulfed in flames, as well as a Honda vehicle in the driveway, Torrington Fire Chief Peter Towey said. Towey said a report a person inside …

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by Kathy Reakes