Wednesday, January 23, 2008
889 Barnum Ave ( )
Rent, lease or burn.
This 2nd-alarm fire was in a 400,000 sq. ft. four-story type IV; one of nine vacant buildings in the former Remington Arms complex.
Fire rips old Remington complex
ConnPost article: 01/23/2008 11:54:59 PM
BRIDGEPORT — A smoky fire Wednesday gutted a section of the historic factory complex that once housed the sprawling Remington Arms operations.
Fire rips through vacant Bridgeport factory
01/23/2008 News 12 story and video
Investigators say Remington Arms fire was deliberate
01/24/2008 News 12 story and video
Watch "The Italian Battalion" in this WFSB Eyewitness News interview.
21 pictures by Keith at Fireground Images.
12 contributed pictures here: Gallery 1.
This 2nd-alarm fire was in a 400,000 sq. ft. four-story type IV; one of nine vacant buildings in the former Remington Arms complex.
Fire rips old Remington complex
ConnPost article: 01/23/2008 11:54:59 PM
BRIDGEPORT — A smoky fire Wednesday gutted a section of the historic factory complex that once housed the sprawling Remington Arms operations.
Fire rips through vacant Bridgeport factory
01/23/2008 News 12 story and video
Investigators say Remington Arms fire was deliberate
01/24/2008 News 12 story and video
Watch "The Italian Battalion" in this WFSB Eyewitness News interview.
21 pictures by Keith at Fireground Images.
12 contributed pictures here: Gallery 1.
Monday, January 21, 2008
555 Wordin Ave (Charlie-7)
City warehouse nearly lost to blazeAARON LEO aleo@ctpost.com
ConnPost Article: 01/21/2008 11:08:20 PM EST
BRIDGEPORT — Firefighters extinguished an apparent electrical fire at a Wordin Avenue warehouse Monday afternoon before it could spread to several acetylene tanks stored there. If the tanks had exploded, the building, at 555 Wordin Ave., would have been seriously damaged or destroyed, said Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Porzelt. The business was closed at the time, he said. The cause "appeared to be a faulty microwave that shorted out," he said. Several 911 callers reported black smoke from the business, Enviro Express Inc., about 4:30 p.m., Porzelt said. "The smoke was really black. You couldn't see anything," he said. But firefighters had it under control in about 10 minutes, he added. The fire damaged the microwave and other nearby appliances, and lockers with personal belongings were destroyed, according to Porzelt. The 90-foot-long, two-story cement-block building also housed four trucks containing diesel fuel, which were spared, he added. Firefighters braved the elements battling the blaze. "It's so cold, the water freezes instantly," Porzelt said. The last unit left at 5:45 p.m., the assistant chief said. Firefighters had to cut through a rolling metal door to enter the building, which also sustained fire and smoke damage, Porzelt said.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
640 Hallett St (John-3)
Fire in the rear of an occupied 2-story PD extended to an occupied 2-family on the "B" side.
11:21 BOX E-10,6,15,1 L-10,6 R-5 BC-2
11:22 REQ AMR (EMS)
11:23 REQ BPD
11:25 S/C DC-3
11:29 S/C E-12
42 Pics by Keith here:
www.FiregroundImages.com/hallett st fire bridgeport ct 12008
11:21 BOX E-10,6,15,1 L-10,6 R-5 BC-2
11:22 REQ AMR (EMS)
11:23 REQ BPD
11:25 S/C DC-3
11:29 S/C E-12
42 Pics by Keith here:www.FiregroundImages.com/hallett st fire bridgeport ct 12008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
230-232 Salem St (Lewis-4)
2.25-story 26' by 39' wood-frame 2-family heavily damaged.
Child badly burned at Salem St. fire
BRIDGEPORT - A two-alarm fire in the city's north end sent one child to the hospital with serious burns and left three families homeless. Fire officials said that the three-story home at 234 Salem St. was heavily involved when fire companies arrived just after midnight. Three ladder trucks and five fire engines responded to the blaze. Deputy Chief Ivan Fossesigurani said that five people in all were transported to the hospital, and that one of them, a child, received serious burns. "We were able to keep it from spreading to the surrounding buildings," he said. "We were lucky - they were real close to each other." The investigation into the cause of the blaze is continuing.
Heater examined in fire; victim critical
BRIDGEPORT — Amavi Sodjen was apparently lighting a kerosene heater in his second-floor apartment at 230-232 Salem St. when it burst into flames early Friday, according to city Fire Marshal Bruce Collins.
The gutted remains of a home on Salem Street in Bridgeport Friday morning after an overnight fire Thursday. (B.K. Angeletti/for ConnPost.com)
A two-alarm fire in the city's north end sent one child to the hospital with serious burns and left three families homeless. Fire officials said that the three-story home at 234 Salem St. was heavily involved when fire companies arrived just after midnight. (KEITH MURATORI/www.firegroundimages.com)
View all 34 of Keith's pics here at
FireGroundImages.com
23:48 BOX E-12,E-16 L-5 R-5 BC-1
23:51 S/C E-1,10 L-10
23:54 REQ AMR (EMS) & BPD
23:57 REQ GAS Co
23:59 S/C TR-2 (SAFETY OFFICER) & DC-2
00:00 S/C E-4
00:03 S/C E-7
00:04 S/C L-11
00:09 REQ UI (ELECTRIC)
00:54 REQ CANTEEN
01:09 RECALL
Child badly burned at Salem St. fire
BRIDGEPORT - A two-alarm fire in the city's north end sent one child to the hospital with serious burns and left three families homeless. Fire officials said that the three-story home at 234 Salem St. was heavily involved when fire companies arrived just after midnight. Three ladder trucks and five fire engines responded to the blaze. Deputy Chief Ivan Fossesigurani said that five people in all were transported to the hospital, and that one of them, a child, received serious burns. "We were able to keep it from spreading to the surrounding buildings," he said. "We were lucky - they were real close to each other." The investigation into the cause of the blaze is continuing.
Heater examined in fire; victim critical
BRIDGEPORT — Amavi Sodjen was apparently lighting a kerosene heater in his second-floor apartment at 230-232 Salem St. when it burst into flames early Friday, according to city Fire Marshal Bruce Collins.
The gutted remains of a home on Salem Street in Bridgeport Friday morning after an overnight fire Thursday. (B.K. Angeletti/for ConnPost.com)
A two-alarm fire in the city's north end sent one child to the hospital with serious burns and left three families homeless. Fire officials said that the three-story home at 234 Salem St. was heavily involved when fire companies arrived just after midnight. (KEITH MURATORI/www.firegroundimages.com)View all 34 of Keith's pics here at
FireGroundImages.com
23:48 BOX E-12,E-16 L-5 R-5 BC-1
23:51 S/C E-1,10 L-10
23:54 REQ AMR (EMS) & BPD
23:57 REQ GAS Co
23:59 S/C TR-2 (SAFETY OFFICER) & DC-2
00:00 S/C E-4
00:03 S/C E-7
00:04 S/C L-11
00:09 REQ UI (ELECTRIC)
00:54 REQ CANTEEN
01:09 RECALL
4450 Park Ave (Otto-3)
Fire at the Discovery Museum.
16:43 BOX E-16,12 L-5 R-5 BC-1
16:50 BLTN E-3,1 L-10
16:52 S/C DC-2
16:52 REQ BPD & AMR (EMS)
17:19 RECALL
17:25 S/C FM-1
16:43 BOX E-16,12 L-5 R-5 BC-1
16:50 BLTN E-3,1 L-10
16:52 S/C DC-2
16:52 REQ BPD & AMR (EMS)
17:19 RECALL
17:25 S/C FM-1
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
1661-1665 East Main St (John-2)
A one-bay frame garage to the rear of above address.
05:34 BOX E-10,15 L-10 R-5 BC-2
05:40 RECALL
05:34 BOX E-10,15 L-10 R-5 BC-2
05:40 RECALL
Sunday, January 13, 2008
585 Ellsworth St (King-1)
Working fire 1st floor unit at the "Cypress Apartments"; a 3-story OMD 115' by 175'.(file photo) 08:01 BOX E-7,3 L-11 R-5 BC-1
08:05 S/C E-4,1 L-5
08:08 S/C DC-2
08:10 S/C TR-2 (Safety Officer)
08:26 S/C FM-1
08:53 RECALL
Saturday, January 5, 2008
80 Hastings Street (John-1)
Engine and Ladder 10 were sent to Boston & Asylum on a still for "check smoke." A vacant building fire was located at 80 Hastings Street and the box was requested. The 37,000 sq. ft. building was formerly used by Progressive Plating Technologies, Inc. for the electroplating of metal parts with cadmium, nickel, and zinc until October 2001, when the company shut down operations and left the site unoccupied.
04:31 STILL E-10, L-10
04:37 PARTIAL BOX E-16,6 L-6 BC-2
04:40 REST OF BOX E-1 R-5
04:48 S/C DC-1
04:59 S/C L-11 TR-1 (SAFETY OFFICER) CAR-1A
05:06 S/C E-3
05:06 S/C TR-1
05:08 S/C FM-12 TR-3
06:18 RECALL
04:31 STILL E-10, L-10
04:37 PARTIAL BOX E-16,6 L-6 BC-2
04:40 REST OF BOX E-1 R-5
04:48 S/C DC-1
04:59 S/C L-11 TR-1 (SAFETY OFFICER) CAR-1A
05:06 S/C E-3
05:06 S/C TR-1
05:08 S/C FM-12 TR-3
06:18 RECALL
