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Woman Dies In Hampden Apartment Fire Woman Dies In Hampden Apartment Fire
Woman Dies In Hampden Apartment Fire A woman was killed during a fire at an apartment building that started in a third-floor unit in Connecticut. The blaze began around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, at the complex located at 95 Kaye Vue Plaza, in Hamden. First arriving firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from a third-floor window, according to Hamden Fire Chief Gary Merwede. Firefighters quickly advanced a hose line up the stairwell to the third-floor apartment where they encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions, Merwede said. Crews performed a search of the apartment and other units as other firefighters were ext…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods COVID-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods
Covid-19 And Lost Hikers - More Rescues As Newbies Take To The Woods In a situation that is becoming more common, firefighters in New Haven County recently rescued a hiker who got lost on an area mountain after nightfall.  Crews responded to Mount Carmel mountain at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 to rescue "another lost hiker in the dark," Fire Chief Gary Merwede wrote on the department's Twitter page.  Merwede announced that a rescue team had located the hiker, who was uninjured, in a later Tweet at approximately 9:15 p.m. Members of the Hamden Fire Department said they have sent teams to rescue at least tw…

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by Christina Coulter