2:11pm–#Bridgeport CT–Firefighters battled a very large fire at the corner of Fifth Street and Stratford Avenue this afternoon.  Witnesses tell me there was a loud pop before the fire broke out.  Firefighters searched the building twice before the blaze got really big and found the everyone got out of the building safely.  They had the fire under control within an hour and was picking up their equipment by 3:45pm.  There were no injuries fighting the fire.  Stratford and Fairfield provided mutual aid to Bridgeport to cover empty firehouses.  It was needed when there was a gas leak on Worth Street at 3:39pm.  The fire marshal is on scene investigating.
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Los bomberos combatían un gran incendio en la esquina de la Calle Quinta y la Avenida Stratford esta tarde. Los testigos me dijeron que había un fuerte chasquido antes de que el fuego se inició. Los bomberos buscaron el edificio dos veces antes de que el incendio se puso muy grande y todo el mundo se encuentra al salir del edificio de manera segura. Ellos tenían el fuego bajo control dentro de una hora y fue recogiendo sus equipos antes de las 3:45 de la tarde. No hubo heridos que luchaban contra el fuego. Stratford y Fairfield proporcionaron ayuda mutua a Bridgeport para cubrir las estaciones de bomberos vacías. Era necesaria cuando se produjo un escape de gas en la calle Worth a las 3:39 de la tarde. El jefe de bomberos está en escena investigando.

Bombeiros combateram um grande incêndio, na esquina da Fifth Street e Stratford Avenue esta tarde. Testemunhas me disseram que havia um pop alto antes de o fogo começar. Bombeiros procuraram o prédio duas vezes antes de o incêndio ficar muito grande e encontrou a todos que saíram do prédio com segurança. Eles tiveram o fogo sob controle dentro de uma hora e foi pegar o seu equipamento por 03:45. Não houve feridos lutando contra o fogo. Stratford e Fairfield fornecido ajuda mútua para Bridgeport para cobrir firehouses vazias. Foi necessária quando houve um vazamento de gás na Worth Street at 03:39. O chefe de bombeiros está em cena investigando.

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