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Blaze Tears Through Bedford Home, Causes Road Closure Blaze Tears Through Bedford Home, Causes Road Closure
Blaze Tears Through Bedford Home, Causes Road Closure Firefighters from several departments spent hours fighting a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence that required nearly 100,000 gallons of water and an excavator to completely extinguish. Updated Report - Update: Funds Come To Pound Ridge Firefighter Hurt In Blaze The blaze began on Monday morning, April 8 at a residence on Long Ridge Road in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. After crews arrived at the home at around 7:30 a.m., they searched the building and found no one inside. Firefighters then began dousing the flames, which were tearing through the sides and r…

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by Ben Crnic
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1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford 1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford
1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford Firefighters in Fairfield County rescued a 1,200-pound horse who was stuck under a fence. Stamford firefighters responded to June Road around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26 to a stable in the rear of the property where a 20-year-old horse named Tex was down and partially stuck under a fence, said Captain Philip Hayes, of the Stamford Fire Department.  Engine Co. 9 arrived on the scene and found a 20-year-old male horse lying on his side. The horse was severely fatigued and partially stuck under the side of an adjacent split-rail fence used to form a paddock. Due to the unique natur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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South Salem Firefighters Assist In Battling Blaze In Stamford South Salem Firefighters Assist In Battling Blaze In Stamford
South Salem Firefighters Assist In Battling Blaze 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
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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
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Firefighters From Northern Westchester Assist In Battling Stamford Blaze Firefighters From Northern Westchester Assist In Battling Stamford Blaze
Firefighters From Northern Westchester Assist In Battling Stamford Blaze Fires broke out in two homes within a few miles of each other overnight in Fairfield County with one resulting in an injured resident. The first of the blazes began around 1:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, when neighbors called 9-1-1 reporting a large fire in the area of Blackwood Lane in the Turn of River area of Stamford. When Stamford Police arrived on the scene, officers located a fire burning through the roof of the structure located at 81 Blackwood Lane, aid Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Tripodi. Stamford firefighters found a two-and-a-half story wood frame home fully involved in…

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by Kathy Reakes