VIDEO: Large tractor-trailer fire closes portion of I-95 in Norwalk

PHOTOS: A major truck fire on I-95 south between exits 15 and 14 in Norwalk has shut down the interstate. The large fire involved a petroleum tractor-trailer, a tanker and a car. The tanker truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of petroleum, fire officials say. There were no fatalities in the incident, officials say. Gov. Ned Lamont said this morning that the highway is anticipated to be closed for a significant period in the area. Lamont recommended staying away from the area due to traffic jams. There is no word yet on when the road will reopen. "Anyone traveling through this area should find alternate routes," Lamont said on X (formerly known as Twitter). Fire officials say the flames were put out within an hour, with extensive damage caused to the Fairfield Avenue overpass bridge.
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In Middletown, fire crews welcome ’help from above’

VIDEO: For the past year, firefighters in Middletown have had another perspective when they head to a scene courtesy of their new “Aerial Support Team.” The team now has a dozen members who are all certified to fly one of the two high-tech drones the department bought to help them with rescue efforts. “This is allowing us now to get a bird's eye view of every incident that we respond to that we would never have before,” said Deputy Chief David Albert. Equipped with a spotlight, a speaker, and thermal imaging technology, Albert noted that the Aerial Support Team comes to most calls. “One of the first fires that it was deployed at – we questioned if we should put people on the roof or not - to try and vent the fire," Albert said.
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Seymour House Fire Was Accidental, Marshal Says

PHOTO/VIDEO: The fire marshal said a fire at a two-story house at 4 Laurel Lane Tuesday (April 30) was started by accident. Seymour Fire Marshal Timothy Willis said the fire was reported at 11:22 a.m. on the front porch. “The fire was accidental and caused by careless disposal of smoking materials,” Willis said. More than 50 firefighters from the Seymour Fire Department, with assistance from neighboring fire departments in Ansonia, Beacon Falls and Oxford, responded to the scene, according to Seymour Fire Chief Chris Edwards. Derby Fire Department crews provided station coverage for Seymour. Two adults — a mother and her son — were home at the time, but managed to escape unharmed, Edwards said. The family’s three cats may have run away as the fire raged, the chief said.
Valley Independent Sentinel

4 dogs left alone in car are dead after fire in Milford

Four dogs that were left alone inside of a car that caught fire in Milford have died, fire officials said. The Milford Fire Department said they responded to a reported car fire on Adams Avenue just before midnight on Monday. Firefighters found a sedan fully engulfed in flames. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, but four dogs that were inside of the car were pronounced dead. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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