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Firefighter dies when vehicle rolls over as crews were battling Connecticut brush fire
CONNECTICUT — A Connecticut firefighter died and two others were injured Tuesday when a vehicle rolled over as they were battling a 90-acre brush fire, authorities said.
The Wethersfield firefighter was among crews from several towns trying to extinguish the blaze on Lamentation Mountain in Berlin, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) south of Hartford. Their name was not immediately released.
Berlin Fire Chief John Massirio said the firefighter was riding in a utility task vehicle on a trail when it rolled over near the Meriden town line. The cause was under investigation.
A procession of first responders was planned Tuesday evening to transport the firefighter from the mountain to the chief medical examiner’s office.
The two other firefighters were treated at a hospital for minor injuries and discharged, Massirio said.
“The friendships run deep here and there’s long lasting relationships between these people, so we’re a tight-knit family,” he said. “It’s definitely felt throughout the surrounding towns. … We’re a family and it affects everybody here.”
Fire departments across the state were posting their sympathies on social media.
The fire began Monday and crews have been working around the clock to contain and extinguish it. No evacuations have been ordered. The cause of the blaze is being investigated, officials said.
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Naugatuck Police say one person has been arrested after a multi-car accident on Route 63 Saturday afternoon.
According to police, they responded to the area of Route 63 and Cherry Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a collision with injuries.
They say a 30-year-old man from Waterbury was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs/alcohol, operating under the influence with a child passenger, illegal possession of prescription drugs, failure to keep narcotics in the original container, risk of injury to a child and distracted driving.
Police say he is being held on a $10,000 Surety Bond.
This is all the information at this time.
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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