Month: December 2016

Bridgeport News: Fire On Hanover Street

A viewer provided this video who said this home was vacant and known to the neighborhood as a "crack house" and has had previous fires in the past. 5:09am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Bridgeport firefighters  responded to a fully involved house fire 158 Hanover Street. This structure was vacant,  however the occupied houses on each side of the structure sustained moderate damage to their exteriors.   Thanks to the quick work of the fire companies on scene no occupants were displaced and nobody was injured. Four engine companies, two ladder companies and Rescue 5 operated at the scene.   Deputy Chief Edwards along with the safety officer and  Battalion One also responded. An additional engine company was special called to the scene as a precaution but…

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Fairfield News: 3 and 4 Year Old Get Into Mom’s Drugs

7:30AMish-- #Fairfield Connecticut--A busy Fairfield mom on North Street with three children went to attend to her one year old when the two and four year old got into a bin that had various item including first aid items and a closed bottle of oxycodone.   Some how the children managed to get into the bottle. Fairfield Police Lieutenant Robert Kalamaras said  there was no indication that the children had ingested anything but on scene.  Officer Gary Cahill had no problem convincing the mother to have the children tested at the hospital.  Blood was drawn and the results came up negative.  Lieutenant Kalamaras pointed out that the parent was very conscientiousness and that this was an accident.  He said this serves…

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