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Structure fires and the crews fighting them.
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Danbury buys land for new west side fire station to cut response times
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (613+ words) Danbury Engine Company No. 26 building on Kenosia Avenue. Danbury officials say they purchased a property a new west side station to be constructed. DANBURY — A new west side firehouse is one step closer to reality. Mayor Roberto Alves this week…...
Connecticut's forest fire danger is moderate Saturday. Here's how to stay safe outdoors
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (561+ words) The forest fire danger level is moderate Saturday across Connecticut, according to the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. DEEP's Forest Fire Control Office urges residents and visitors in parks, forests and open spaces to use caution with any open…...
Car fire damages East Haven home; acetylene torches found in vehicle
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (116+ words) Firefighters responding to a car fire on Andy’s Drive in East Haven Friday evening found a car heavily engulfed in flames. An acetylene torch from a car fire in East Haven Friday evening. EAST HAVEN — Firefighters responding to a car…...
Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at former Danbury factory on East Franklin Street, officials say
1+ week, 2+ day ago (192+ words) Danbury firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned industrial building on East Franklin Street overnight, officials said. DANBURY — Approximately 50 firefighters battled an overnight blaze at an abandoned industrial building on East Franklin Street in Danbury, officials said. Reports of…...
Stratford fire chief is retiring after 25 years. He may be headed to Hamden
2+ week, 1+ day ago (342+ words) Stratford Fire Chief Jermaine Atkinson, who has retired from the department and is seeking a job in Hamden, speaks during a news conference on Sept. 9, 2022. STRATFORD — Fire Chief Jermaine Atkinson is retiring, but not planning to end his career. After…...
Hornets swarm firefighters battling Ansonia house fire that displaced 2 families
2+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) Pest Champions LLC assisted firefighters with hundreds of bald-faced hornets in a nest "the size of a five-gallon water jug," according to a pest control worker. Crews were dispatched to put out a blaze on Beaver Street early Tuesday morning,…...
Bridgeport house fire kills 90-year-old man and 8 dogs, leaving son to rely on faith amid total devastation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (108+ words) Sep 24, 2026, 4:42 PM A Bridgeport man is grieving after a house fire on the West End killed his 90-year-old father, Joseph Gause, and their eight dogs Wednesday afternoon. William Gause was at an appointment when the fast-moving, wind-fueled fire broke out…...
Danbury fire victim died of smoke inhalation, other causes, ME says
3+ week, 1+ day ago (194+ words) Danbury fire officials rescued one person from a structure fire on West Lake Shore Drive on Sept. 14. DANBURY — The cause of death for a man who died after being rescued from a house fire in Danbury last week on West…...