Month: September 2013

Massive fire hits Bridgeport

Video Report--#Bridgeport CT--Right around 2am firefighters received a call for a fire at 340 Putnam Street.  Police on patrol reported heavy smoke on East Main Street.  Firefighters arrived finding the fire on Brooks Street in the rear of the structure.  The fire quickly consumed the six family home before spreading with the aid of a northerly breeze to fuel the fire.  Within ten minutes the first evacuation tone for firefighters to evacuate the house of the first fire was called.  By now the fire had spread to the adjoining house.  Once again the evacuation tone sounded for firefighters to evacuate the second home.  United Illuminating was urgently called to the scene because primary electrical lines had fallen onto ladder six.…

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7:56pm--#Bridgeport CT--A nine year old has called 911/ Bridgeport Police that he lost his 6 year old sibling around Linden Avenue.  Fortunately University of Bridgeport Security located the child.  Police on the way to Atlantic Street to try and locate the parents.

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