9:59am–#Fairfield CT–Fairfield Firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with injury involving a large truck on I-95 NB near the Exit 23 off ramp.  Lt. Patrick Barry arrived on scene and reported the driver trapped and unresponsive inside the cab of a roll-off trailer truck.  The truck collided with the Kings Hwy overpass, causing damage to the bridge, prior to striking the guard rail and coming to rest on its drivers side.  Fairfield Engines 1, 2, 4, and 4, Ladders 1 and 2, Cars 1,2,3 and 5 responded to the scene.  Fairfield Police, State Police, State DEEP, State DOT, and CTR (Connecticut Tank Recovery) responded.  Firefighters used heavy rescue equipment to remove the roof of the tractor trailer cab, cut back the guard rail, and access the driver who was taken by AMR ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital.  The driver’s condition was extremely critical. According to Asst. Chief George Gomola, the incident commander – “Fairfield Firefighters did an amazing job of removing the driver from the wreckage in a safe and timely manner. I have never seen steel guard rail wrapped around inside a vehicle like it had in this incident.  This was a very difficult extrication that resolved quite quickly due to high level of  training and professionalism demonstrated by our firefighters.”    The last fire unit left the scene at 1240 hrs.  Mutual aid units from Bridgeport and Westport assisted with station coverage and incident response in Fairfield during the  incident.  Traffic was slowed on I-95 for approximately 2 hrs and the roadway on the Kings Hwy overpass was reduced to a single lane awaiting inspection from State DOT Inspectors to examine damage to bridge. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Connecticut State Police.  Chief Richard Felner, DC Kyran Dunn, and Safety Officer AC Chris Tracy were on scene.  (Fairfield Fire Department Press Release)

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Fairfield Los bomberos respondieron a un reporte de un accidente de tráfico con lesiones que comprometen a un gran camión en la I-95 NB cerca de la salida 23 de la rampa. El teniente Patrick Barry llegó al lugar e informó al conductor atrapado y no responde dentro de la cabina de un camión remolque roll-off. El camión chocó con el paso elevado Kings Hwy, causando daños en el puente, antes de golpear la barandilla y que viene a descansar en su lado del conductor. Motores Fairfield 1, 2, 4 y 4, escaleras 1 y 2, Cars 1,2,3 y 5 respondieron a la escena. Fairfield Policía, la Policía Estatal, Estado PROFUNDO, Estado DOT y el CTR (Connecticut tanque de recuperación) respondieron. Los bomberos utilizaron equipo de rescate pesado para quitar el techo de la cabina camión con remolque, reducir la barandilla, y acceder al controlador que fue tomada por AMR ambulancia al Hospital Bridgeport. El estado del conductor era extremadamente crítica. Según Asist. Jefe George Gomola, el comandante del incidente – “Fairfield Bomberos hizo un trabajo increíble de eliminar el controlador de entre los restos de una manera segura y oportuna. Nunca he visto barandilla de acero envuelto por el interior de un vehículo como lo había hecho en este incidente. Este fue un rescate muy difícil que se resolvió con bastante rapidez debido al alto nivel de formación y el profesionalismo demostrado por nuestros bomberos “. La última unidad de fuego salió de la escena en 1240 hrs. Unidades de ayuda mutua de Bridgeport y Westport ayudaron con cobertura de la estación y respuesta a incidentes en Fairfield durante el incidente. El tráfico se vio frenado por la I-95 durante aproximadamente 2 horas y la calzada en el paso elevado Kings Hwy se redujo a un solo carril en espera de la inspección de los inspectores del Estado del DOT para examinar los daños al puente. La causa del accidente está siendo investigado por la Policía Estatal de Connecticut. Jefe Richard Felner, DC Kyran Dunn, y el Oficial de Seguridad de CA Chris Tracy estaban en escena. (Fairfield Departamento de Bomberos Comunicado de prensa)

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