Bridgeport - High-Rise Fire 07-06-10

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Date: 07-06-10

Time: 0852hrs.

Location: 2625 Park Ave.

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Units Operating: Bridgeport FD; Fairfield FD; Wesport FD; Trumbull FD; Stratford FD; Milford FD; AMR; BPD; Red Cross

Weather Conditions: Hot

Description Of Incident: Working apartment fire on the 10th floor of a 15-story residential high-rise. Smoke damage to 11th and 12th floors. Fire under control by 1000hrs. Two residents transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. One firefighter transported for heat exhaustion. Most of Bridgeport FD were fighting a factory fire on Hancock Ave. in Bridgeport at the time. Most on scene units were M/A.

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Writer: sfrd18

High rise fire sends three to hospital