Around 11:15pm Bridgeport Firefighters responded to a fire at 896 Nobel Avenue Friday night. Upon arrival the heavy smoke in the area challenged the firefighters in locating the correct apartment with the fire. The located the fire in a bathroom on the second floor of 896 Nobel Avenue. Firefighters hear there might be children trapped in the building but primary and secondary searches resulted negative in locating any one trapped in the apartments including pets. Assistant Fire Chief Manuel Firpi told us that firefighters quickly contained the fire from spreading to then adjoining apartments.
By Stephen Krauchick
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