3:00pm–#Fairfield CT– Septic workers digging hit a gas line in the Ridge in the Greenfield Hills area of town off of Sturges Highway.
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#Fairfield CT– Tonight’s vehicle fire was a truck parked next to the Aqua Lawn building on Kings Highway near New England Avenue. Firefighters took care of it in minutes.
4:25pm–#Bridgeport CT– Just before 4:30pm firefighters received numerous calls for a fire at 168 Kelsey Street. When firefighters arrived on scene they reported heavy smoke on the third floor. All occupants safely made it out of the three-family home. Within minutes the fire broke out of the hole firefighter cut to ventilate the building. Moments later fire spread, the fire went to two alarms and firefighters sounded the evacuation tone to get all the firefighters out of the structure. Within twenty minutes the bulk of the fire had been knocked down and by 6pm the firefighters recalled the alarm of fire. As I was leaving I saw one firefighter had twisted his ankle battling the fire and was being treated by EMS. The fire marshal and Red Cross were called to the scene.
#Fairfield CT–#Southport CT–Fairfield Fire Cheif Dennis McCarthy told me today that Southport sent volunteers along with ATVs and the Fairfield Fire Department sent a firefighter and a lieutenant to assist with house to house searches in Brookfield. Brookfield requested mutual aid from surrounding town after the town was extensively damaged by the storm yesterday. The national weather service is sending a team to determine/confirm if Brookfield was hit by a tornado.
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4:24am–#Bridgeport CT– A woman was slashed in the throat on Washington Terrace by a woman while on Washington Terrace. The suspect fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later by police. The victim was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital and is expected to survive.
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