Four Police Officers Released From Hospital After Large Fire

Four police officers injured while evacuating two houses during a major fire Wednesday all have been discharged from the hospital. Officers John Carrano, Carlos Pabon, John Topolski and Matthew Goncalves all were treated for smoke inhalation after they arrived at 181 Poplar St.  and worked to evacuate residents from that house and one next door. “They went above and beyond,”  said police Capt. Robert Gearing, who checked Wednesday night on the officers. The officers were in the area and arrived before the fire department to find the house ablaze. “This is one of the more dangerous situations for a police officer.” The cause of the blaze, which caused very extensive damage, remains under investigation but police said it is being…

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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…

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