Monroe home burns twice overnight

#Monroe CT--A house on Harmony Lane in the Stepney section of town sustained heavy damage after a fire broke out around 2:15am on Tuesday. When Stepney firefighters arrived at the 2,700 sq ft colonial at 58 Harmony Lane, the attached garage was fully engulfed in fire. Vounteer firefighters from Stepney, Monroe, Stevenson, and Long Hill first fought the blaze from the outside, then advanced into the house and stopped the fire before the home was destroyed. The house sustained heavy damage from the fire and smoke. A total of 5 engines, a ladder, and a rescue truck responded. Volunteer firefighters from Botsford and White Hills covered the town while firefighters operated for over three hours at the house fire. No…

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Fairfield Fire responds to 500 pound propane tank leak

#FAIRFIELD, CT, November 5, 2013: On Tuesday morning at 9:21am the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a worker on the scene reporting a propane leak at 276 Pemburn Street. Fairfield Fire Engines 1, 2, 3, and 4, Ladder 2, Cars 3 and 5 responded, with Car 3 first to arrive on scene to report that an aboveground valve had been damaged and was leaking propane from a recently filled 500 gallon inground tank. Fire personnel established protective hoselines and were able to diminish the leak with patch materials while awaiting the arrival of the Fairfield Fire Department Hazardous Materials Trailer. Upon its arrival fire fighters set up a newly acquired propane flare kit in order to…

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Anti-Gang Program Kicks off in Bridgeport Schools

Anti-Gang Program Kicks off in Bridgeport Schools (Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 5, 2013) – The Police Department will introduce a gang reduction program in five city schools aimed at giving children the tools to resist the lure of gangs. The GREAT program will launch in January at Wilbur L. Cross School, Curiale School, Dunbar School, Roosevelt School and Luis Munoz Marin School. The GREAT program, short for Gang Resistance Education And Training, will focus on 6th and 7th graders. “The goal is to reach young children before they get involved with these groups,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. “We know kids are exposed to them in some neighborhoods. We know peer pressure can be a powerful force. We…

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