5:22pm–#Stratford CT– Firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire at 425 Benton Street.
Month: March 2014
Police pursuit
5:00pm–#Bridgeport CT–#cttraffic–Police pursuit 8/25 northbound. Now Route 25 North exit 7, he threw something out the window. The pursuit went on to Route 25 into Trumbull then through Fairfield before Bridgeport stopped pursuing. The driver was apprehended by state police on the Merritt Parkway near exit 41.
Check your e-mail accounts!
We have had two attempts to take over two of our e-mail accounts today. One on Google and another on Yahoo! In both cases we did have to change the passwords. The attacks seem to be coming from Naples Florida.
Fairfield News: Hazmat at Sacred Heart University
2:55pm–#Fairfield CT– Firefighters and Hazmat teams have been dispatched to Sacred Heart University Science Building at 5151 Park Avenue. A chemical spill of a gallon of Sulfuric Nitric acid mixture at Sacred Heart at 5151 Park Ave has left the building evacuated. Hazmat is on the way. EMS on scene to evaluate a couple students possibly exposed.
Fairfield News: Hazmat called to Sacred Heart
3:06pm–#Fairfield CT– A chemical spill of a gallon of Sulfuric Nitric acid mixture at Sacred Heart at 5151 Park Ave has left the building evacuated. Hazmat is on the way.
Bridgeport News: Down Power Lines
12:13pm–#Bridgeport CT–At Central Avenue near Deacon Street is a large downed branch taking down a power line. Police received a second call that there is a man holding up the power line to allow traffic to pass……..
Bridgeport CT: Today’s car fire
11:11am–#Bridgeport CT–Today’s car fire is a small car fire at 2675 Park Avenue. Firefighters are on the scene.
Tonight’s Car Fire
#Ansonia CT–Tonight’s car fire is on Johnson Street (no number given) that has extended to a garage that is attached to a house..
Bridgeport News: Kitchen fire
11:34pm–#Bridgeport CT– Report of a stove fire that has extended into the cabinets at 773 Clark Street. Firefighters on the way.
Fairfield News: Fire caused by unattended candle
6:11pm–#Fairfield CT- The Fairfield Fire Department responded to a report of a building fire at 40 Cider Mill Lane. Engine 4 arrived on scene 5 minutes after receipt of the 911 call and reported seeing visible smoke coming from the second floor of a house. Firefighters quickly determined that there was a fire on the second floor of the house and searched the entire building to make sure all occupants and pets were safely removed from the house. Additional fire units responded to the scene and worked to the confine the fire to the second floor bathroom. Some fire extended to the attic through a bathroom exhaust fan but did not cause significant damage to the roof or structure.
The cause of the fire is under investigation but is believed to be accidental. According to the occupants, an unattended candle was left burning in the upstairs bathroom. Upon returning to the bathroom, one of the occupants noticed the fire and heard the smoke alarm sound. A second occupant tried to use a fire extinguisher to control the fire and buy time as they tried to rescue their dog. Despite being exposed to smoke while inside the building, none of the occupants reported injuries and refused medical care on scene.
Assistant Chief Scott Bisson stated, “According to the US Fire Administration, there are over 15,000 fires caused by candles in homes each year and 55% of them are caused by candles being too close to other combustible materials.” Additionally, he stated that, “The smoke detector located outside of the bathroom operated properly just as the occupant noticed the fire and assisted in alerting others in the house of the fire giving them time to safely escape.”
Chief Felner was present on scene. The last fire unit cleared the scene at 7:45 PM.