Update–Bridgeport Firefighters battle multi family home fire
Video Report--5:50pm--#Bridgeport CT--The fire department responded to a major structure fire at 181 Poplar St. Wednesday evening. The two-alarm fire caused very heavy damage to the 3,500-square-foot multi-family house. Firefighters arriving at the scene encountered the first two floors of the front of the house fully involved in fire. Initially, firefighters were told that there could be people trapped in the house and conducted an interior search and rescue effort. The occupants of the house, however, all appear to have fled the house before firefighters arrived. Firefighters also had to contend with down electrical wires that were energized. According to police, a passerby noticed the fire and banged on the door and alerted residents. Police who were on the street…
