Crime & Safety
Residents Displaced, Firefighter Taken To Hospital After House Fire In Stratford
One firefighter was taken to the hospital for evaluation and residents were displaced after a house fire in Stratford, officials said.
STRATFORD, CT — One firefighter was taken to the hospital for evaluation and residents were displaced after a house fire Thursday afternoon in Stratford, according to fire officials.
The American Red Cross is helping three families – nine adults and one child – after a fire on South Avenue, according to officials.
Crews responded to the 1600 block of South Avenue around 4:25 p.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting fire from the back of a multi-family home.
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Under the direction of Assistant Chief Timothy Brennan, officials said 22 firefighters initially responded to the scene.
“Stratford fire crews were on the road returning from another call and were on scene within minutes of the call for service,” according to a news release from Stratford Fire Chief Jermaine B. Atkinson. “Upon arrival rescue crews aggressively searched the residence for occupants all who had self-evacuated. Crews found the source of the fire and aggressively worked to contain the fire to the area of origin. Due to the large volume of fire, additional resources were needed on scene which resulted in additional fire crews responding from Bridgeport and Milford Fire directly to the scene.
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“Station coverage was provided by the Bridgeport, Nichols, Shelton and Milford Fire Departments while all on duty units extinguished the fire. Stratford EMS was on scene for incident support and transported one firefighter for evaluation.”
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Stratford Fire Marshal’s office.
The American Red Cross was called to assist the residents who were displaced, according to officials.
“The Stratford Fire department would like to remind our residents to have working smoke detectors, regularly practice an escape plan for residential homes, and call 911 immediately upon observation of smoke or fire,” the news release states.
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