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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New Acting Fire Chief Named In Wallingford

Wallingford Deputy Fire Chief Samuel C. Wilson III has been named the town’s acting fire chief, Mayor Vincent Cervoni recently announced. Wilson will lead the department, which includes 83 firefighters and support staff and more than 100 volunteer firefighters, following the recent retirement of Chief Joseph Czentnar. Czentnar retired after serving 32 years with the department in a variety of roles. He started as a firefighter / EMT, and worked through the ranks from lieutenant to captain to battalion chief, deputy chief and was named chief in 2021, according to a post on the fire department’s Facebook page. As acting fire chief, Wilson also serves as Wallingford’s Acting Emergency Management Director. Wilson started with the department in 2007 as a firefighter / paramedic, and was promoted to lieutenant firefighter in 2016.
Wallingford Patch

2 people taken to hospital after condo complex fire in Danbury

Two people were taken to the hospital and several people are displaced after a fire broke out at a condominium complex in Danbury. It happened at the Park Ridge Condo complex on Rose Lane just after 4 p.m. on Monday. Fire officials said they encountered heavy fire coming from the complex. A second alarm was struck to bring in more firefighters. The blaze was brought under control within 45 minutes. Crews said four units were impacted and as a result, five adults were displaced. Two residents were hospitalized with minor injuries, officials said. The Red Cross and Salvation Army were called in. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Restaurant Workers Save Person From Raging Fire In Norwalk

The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, April 26, in the rear of 607 Main Ave. According to Deputy Chief Jonathan Maggio of the Norwalk Fire Department, arriving firefighters found a 1,000-square-foot area of brush burning between the Norwalk River and the rear parking area. Before firefighters arrived, Maggio said staff from the local business Dave's Planet Pizza pulled the victim from the fire and up an embankment to safety. Firefighters from Rescue 2 began treatment of the burn victim while members from Engine 1 extinguished the fire. The victim was transported by Norwalk Hospital and was then airlifted to the Bridgeport Burn Center for severe burn injuries, Maggio said. The Norwalk Fire Marshal's Division, in conjunction with the Norwalk Police Department, is still investigating the fire.
Norwalk Daily Voice