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A $20 million high-rise apartment building was saved from being destroyed in Fairfield County by quick-working firefighters.
The fire, at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, in Fairfield, began around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, the Fairfield Fire Department said.
Fighterfightes received word that the fire started on the roof-top deck and arrived on the scene within four minutes, the department said.
First arriving units found smoke showing from the top of the roofline and the fire alarm system sounding. The residents were evacuating the building because of an activated pull station by a quick-acting resident, said Fire Chief Denis McCarthy.
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A $20 million high-rise apartment building was saved from being destroyed in Fairfield County by quick-working firefighters.
The fire, at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, in Fairfield, began around 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, the Fairfield Fire Department said.
Fighterfightes received word that the fire started on the roof-top deck and arrived on the scene within four minutes, the department said.
First arriving units found smoke showing from the top of the roofline and the fire alarm system sounding. The residents were evacuating the building because of an activated pull station by a quick-acting resident, said Fire Chief Denis McCarthy.
$20 Million Fairfield County High-Rise Saved From Destruction By Firefighters dailyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Crews at the scene of a fire on the rooftop deck of the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway in Fairfield, Conn., on March 10, 2021.Fairfield Fire / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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Firefighters operating at a fire on the rooftop deck of the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway in Fairfield, Conn., on March 10, 2021.Fairfield Fire / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less
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FAIRFIELD Firefighters extinguished a “labor-intensive” blaze on the roof of a high-rise residential building late Wednesday night, according to fire officials.
Firefighters were dispatched around 9:45 p.m. to a report of a fire on the rooftop deck at the Alto Fairfield Metro Complex on Kings Highway, according to Assistant Fire Chief Erik Kalapir.