#Fairfield Connecticut--On March 16, 2016 at 1:13 PM, the Fairfield 911 Communications Center received a report that a neighbor at 275/277 Jennings Road heard a smoke detector sounding in an upstairs apartment. The Fairfield Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm and the first unit arrived on scene within 3 minutes to find smoke coming from the second floor windows. The first floor tenants had evacuated the building and met firefighters outside with their pets. Firefighters entered the 2nd floor of the structure to find heavy smoke conditions throughout. While performing a search for victims and the source of the fire, firefighters found an unconscious victim in a smoke filled bedroom. The victim was confused, difficult to awaken…
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