Bridgeport News: Family displaced after fire
11:19am--#Bridgeport CT--Red Cross helping relocate a family burned out of their home at 61 Alameda Place.
11:19am--#Bridgeport CT--Red Cross helping relocate a family burned out of their home at 61 Alameda Place.
(Bridgeport, CT – March 12, 2014) – The city broke ground this week on a memorial to honor the 12 Bridgeport police officers who died in the line of duty. “This is an inherently dangerous job,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr., “and it is so important to honor and remember the people who gave their lives protecting our citizens. But it is more than that. This memorial is for their families. This will be for our past, current and future officers. Officers work so hard every day. My hope is, as officers drive past this memorial, it will remind them to stay safe as well.” He applauded the effort of Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159, whose members began…
2:01am--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters on scene at Old Town Road and Sylvan Avenue where wire are arcing in the trees. So far there are no reported power outages in own.
1:31am--#Trumbull CT--A tree has crashed into a house at 98 Cottage Street. There are no injuries. I hope the call our friends at Nutmeg Adjusters, insurance companies usually like to work the low side estimates. John at Nutmeg will make sure they get what they need to the house fixed Like it never even happened. Oh wait that's ServPro's slogan!
1:30am--#Easton CT--#cttraffic--Route 59 at North Street is closed due to a down tree.
1:41am--#Bridgeport Ct-- #cttraffic --Pursuit restarted at exit 26 and ended at 27 as Bridgeport and State Police box him in. One in custody. His charges for speeding just got a whole lot worse! 1:33am--#Norwalk #cttraffic- I-95 northbound seen here at exit 17, Norwalk Police broke off the pursuit at exit 19. The black Mustang was wanted on motor vehicle charges only. They have the plate number.
10:18pm--#Fairfield CT-- Firefighters on the way to the Carolton Chronic Convalescent Hospital at 400 Mill Plain Road. They first received an activated fire alarm then received a 911 call for a fire which is now out and smoke in the rehab center. Firefighters on scene reporting a light smoke condition.
10:00pm--#Stratford CT--Firefighters are on scene at 1958 Main Street for an apartment building filled with smoke which they believe is food that burned on a stove but they continue a room by room search of the building. Well if its really bad I hope the call our friends at ServPro where they will make it never even happened.
9:25am--#Bridgeport CTSmoke on the 11th floor at 376 East Washington Avenue the Harobrview Towers. Firefighters on the way