Connecticut
Lightning strike causes several people to be temporarily displaced in CT fire
Several people in Bridgeport are being provided shelter after a lightning strike caused a structure fire Friday night.
Bridgeport firefighters responded to 80 Lindley St. around 8 p.m. for reports of lightning striking the roof of a multi-family home, according to Bridgeport’s Director of Public Information Tiadora Josef. As firefighters arrived to the home, flames were observed coming from the roof area. The fire was quickly put out and no injuries were reported.
The Red Cross is providing shelter for six adults, two children, and two pets that lived inside the home. The fire is being investigated by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Stephen Underwood can be reached at sunderwood@courant.com
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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