Connecticut
Family rescued from third floor apartment after fire in Danbury
Several people were rescued from a third floor apartment in Danbury after a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon.
The fire department said they responded to Lions Condominium on Triangle Street just after 3:15 p.m.
Responding crews found heavy smoke coming from the third floor of Building B. Firefighters saw several people trying to evacuate.
Crews rescued a total of five people and a cat. One person was on the third floor deck of an adjoining apartment and the others managed to climb to the roof.
The blaze was extinguished and the fire was contained to one apartment. The fire department said two other units have some water damage.
None of the residents that were rescued sustained any serious injuries, according to officials.
The Red Cross is working to help the family displaced by the fire. The fire marshal’s office is investigating.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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