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Multi-alarm fire at Connecticut Scrap in Uncasville
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UNCASVILLE, CT (WFSB) – Crews responded to the third hearth at Connecticut Scrap that required a minimal of 12 hours on-site.
Whereas the reason for the fireplace continues to be unknown, the scrap steel continued to burn for hours making it troublesome to diffuse.
Oakdale Fireplace Chief Micah Messer stated, ““on common it’s taken us about 12 hours to assault a fireplace like this due to how deep and concerned the fireplace is to the underside of the pile.”
A crane operator continues to drag aside on the middle of the pile to douse it with water.
Firefighters ultimately put out the fireplace, however the water created a variety of smoke.
“It’s a really sluggish and tedious course of,” Messer stated. “You simply bought be certain that trying from the surface you don’t see the fireplace till you truly get within it while you begin pulling it aside you possibly can see some extra spots you’ll want to hit.”
The Division of Power and Environmental Safety arrived on scene and confirmed that the air high quality was secure for neighbors.
Crews near the fireplace have been required to put on a specialised protecting masks.
Though the fireplace was distinguished, firefighters anticipate to undergo 2 million gallons of water as they did the previous two fires.
Roughly 18 tankers from Jap Connecticut have been referred to as in to carry water from a close-by pond and river.
Crews confirmed that there have been no accidents.
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A man suffered injuries following a shooting in Hartford Tuesday evening.
Police say that at around 7:28 p.m., units responded to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on a report of a gunshot victim arriving for treatment.
The man, who is in his 20s, was alert and conscious when he arrived.
He was uncooperative with the investigation, and the area where the shooting originated from has not yet been determined.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center says that a lockdown was initiated for the emergency department while police responded.
The lockdown was eventually lifted.
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Sasco Beach in Fairfield was closed for awhile on Tuesday for a police investigation and it has reopened.
Police said there was no threat to the public, but the beach was temporarily closed and they asked people to avoid the area.
Police Activity at Sasco Beach: We’re investigating an incident at Sasco Beach. There’s no threat to the public, but the beach is temporarily closed. Please avoid the area. Updates will follow as more info becomes available. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/4dlbLareyy
— Fairfield Police, CT (@FPDCT) December 31, 2024
Police later said a man died by what appeared to be suicide.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.
A man has died after hitting a sign and multiple trees on Route 20 in Windsor on New Year’s Eve.
State police said 60-year-old James Engle, of Ellington, was on the Route 20 East connector to Interstate 91 North around 12:30 a.m. when he crossed the right shoulder, hit a sign and then two trees next to the road.
After the collision, investigators said Engle had serious, life-threatening injuries.
He was transported to Hartford Hospital and later died.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper DeMaio #346 at Troop H at (860) 534-1098 or by email at kaitlyn.demaio@ct.gov.
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