Bridgeport Firefighters

Bridgeport News: Fireworks Start House Fire

10:34pm-- #Bridgeport CT—Multiple witnesses told me that it was teens lighting off fireworks on the roof of a vacant building at 1119 Stratford Avenue that started a fire to the structure. Firefighters on arrival reported heavy fire in the back of the building. It took firefighters about fifteen minutes to knock the bulk of the fire down and about an hour to extinguish all the hot spots. Firefighters needed four hand lines to extinguish the fire in addition to other hose lines to protect neighboring homes. One firefighter received minor injuries.

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Bridgeport News: House Fire

1:10am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Firefighters were called to a structure fire at 57 Carver Street.  Firefighters found heavy fire in the rear of the home on the second floor.  They had the bulk of the fire knocked down within fifteen minutes and chased hot spots for another fifteen minutes.  There was no word on any injuries.  Fire marshal was called in to investigate the cause of the fire.  

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Drier vents keeping firefighters busy

10:49am--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a structure fire, smoke in the front of a building at 560 North Washington Ave. This turned out to be a drier vent. Report of a structure fire, smoke coming out of the back of a white church on Harriet street, near East Washington Ave. Firefighters on scene, this too is a drier vent.

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Odor of gas

12:38pm--#Bridgeport CT--Firefighters busy, now on the way to 350 Iranistan Avenue Building 18 for an odor of gas indoors.  Earlier this hour they were at Bridgeport Towers Apartments for smoke on the 7th floor which turned out to be food burning on the stove.

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