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Fire at Fairfield Dance School

12:42pm--#Fairfield CT--Employees opening the dance studio at 1580 Post Road found the studio to be filled with smoke and called 911.  Firefighters found their was a structure fire and immediately called for additional resources to the scene as well as mutual aid from Westport and Bridgeport.  Firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the dance studio and exterior wall from the studio.  Due to the size of the structure firefighters had trouble locating the exact location but said the fire started from an exterior wall and worked its way inside the structure.  One firefighter received a leg injury fighting the blaze and was transported to Bridgeport Hospital.

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Fairfield Fire

#FAIRFIELD, CT, November 25, 2013: On Monday morning at 8:17 AM the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from the occupants of 911 Post Road, Advantage Staffing, reporting an odor of smoke in the building. The Fairfield Fire Department was immediately dispatched with 4 Engines and 2 Ladders along with the Shift Commander. Upon arrival of the first fire unit, Engine 1, reported smoke in the structure. During investigation, Engine one determined there was an active fire above the ceiling in Advantage Staffing. The fire department initiated an aggressive interior attack with charged hose lines. The building and adjacent stores were evacuated. Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood arrived on scene and assumed command. An additional engine company and AMR…

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