Shelton fire log: Crews respond to house fire, accidents, alarms
Jan. 23, 2021
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The Shelton Fire Department responded to the following calls this past week.
Monday, Jan. 11
At 8:55 a.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 responded with a ladder truck to assist EMS at a Center Street address.
At 9:37 a.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 and the White Hills Co. No. 5 responded with a ladder truck to the Shelton High School, 120 Meadow St., for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. A steam leak in a classroom caused the alarm.
At 6:38 p.m., the Echo Hose Co. No. 1 and the Pine Rock Co. No. 4 responded to an Edgewood Avenue for an appliance fire. The fire, which was in a kitchen oven as a result of self-cleaning operation, was out upon firefighters arrival.
Fire destroys Shelton home
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SHELTON Fire destroyed a Waterford Lane home Thursday.
Deputy Fire Chief Paul Wilson said crews responded to a structure fire on Waterford Lane about 12:44 p.m. The first firefighters on scene observed fire coming from two windows on the right side of the home.
Wilson said firefighters moved through the front door to attack the heavy volume of fire inside the home. In all, some 30 firefighters were on the scene.
Firefighters, under the direction of Fire Chief Francis Jones, doused the blaze in some 20 minutes, after which crews spent time suppressing any remaining hot spots. No one was injured, according to Wilson; the homeowners had been evacuated before arrival of the fire department.
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Oak Forest Police said three teenagers were robbed by a group of men at gunpoint as they were walking to a friend’s home on Mooring LaneDec. 27.
The victims two girls aged 14 and 15 plus a male friend whose age was not listed said a group of 4 to 6 men jumped out of a black SUV and approached them carrying handguns shortly before 8 p.m. The teens told police the men demanded they give them their phones and passcodes as well as a pair of earbuds and miscellaneous cash they were carrying.