Fire Rapidly Spreads To Other Boats, Dock, Tiki Bar At Stamford Harbor
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A fire that broke out on a boat docked in Stamford Harbor quickly spread to other boats, a dock, and tiki bar.
The blaze began just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Hinckley boatyard on Selleck Street, the Stamford Fire Department said.
When the first engine arrived, the boat fire was fully involved close to the dock. The engine began to deploy hose lines, but the boat was adrift and was pushed to the east side of the canal by the prevailing wind, the fire department…
Woman Hospitalized After Car Crashes Off Merritt Parkway
A woman was hospitalized after her car crashed off the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County overnight.
The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 in Norwalk.
When firefighters arrived with hospital paramedics and state police, the car, a Hyundai sedan, was found on its side, in a foot of water, between the parkway exit 40A ramp and the 1 Glover Avenue Condos, according to the Norwalk Fire Department.
The car appeared to have left the southbound exit ramp to Main Avenue and traveled 60 feet to the river below, the department said.
The driver, a woman in her 20s, walked up to f…
