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Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Litchfield County Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Litchfield County
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Historic Building In Litchfield County A massive blaze broke out at a historic building in Connecticut which was once a hotel, displacing residents and injuring at least three firefighters. The three-alarm fire started in in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10, on the third floor and the roof of the building at 4 Bridge St., Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. According to Barbagallo, 75 to 100 first responders are on the scene and to work as stand-by units. All residents of the building, including 20 adults and two children except for one were accounted …
Firefighter Injured In Wednesday Night Repair Shop Blaze Firefighter Injured In Wednesday Night Repair Shop Blaze
Firefighter Injured In Wednesday Night Repair Shop Blaze A fire at a local auto repair shop created a lot of smoke during a three-alarm fire and injured a firefighter. The fire began on Wednesday, Dec. 30, around 10 p.m. at Twisted Piston Automotive on Gore Road in Webster. A “mayday” call was put out during the fire, according to scanner chatter. Though "mayday" means different things to different fire departments, it is generally considered a call for help when a member of the fire department is in imminent danger and/or needs to be rescued. A firefighter was transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, accordin…