Bridgeport News: Overnight Fire
BRIDGEPORT, CT –At 0435hrs the Bridgeport ECC received several 911 calls reporting smoke coming from the 2nd floor of a structure located at 208 Brooks Street. Bridgeport Fire, Policeand AMR all dispatched and initial Incident Command reports from BFD advised heavy flamescoming from the “A” side of the structure with exposures on the “B” and “D” side. At 0448hrsthe BFD Incident Command declared a second alarm for the working fire and requested moreBFD units. BFD provided an exterior attack initially to knock the fire down, companies beganopening structure to extinguishing remaining hot spots. This was a reported vacant house andall searches for occupants were negative. No reported injuries. Exposure to surroundingbuildings were very close but fire did not extend to…