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Stamford House Fire Extinguished Thursday MorningStamford Volunteer Fire Company, 08:58AM / Friday, April 19, 2013 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — A fire at 316 Jepson Road on Thursday morning left a home with extensive heat and smoke damage.
About 20 firefighters responded to the fire, which was reported at 5:57 a.m, and the scene was cleared by 8:30.
"When we first arrived, fire was venting out the kitchen window, and the family was already out of the house," said Fire Chief Paul Ethier. "Our guys did a good job and knocked it down pretty quickly with one hand line and foam."
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Stamford Accident Damages SUV, FenceStaff Reports, 05:45PM / Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — A single-car accident on Tuesday afternoon heavily damaged a car and fence, but the four passengers walked away uninjured.
According to state police, Juik Song, 23, was southbound on Main Road in a 2000 Ford Explorer at about 1 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a mailbox, crashed through a fence and hit a tree at 1575 Main Road.
Song and his three passengers, all about the same age, were wearing seat belts and were uninjured. Police did not say where they were heading but they were all from out of state - Song and two of his passengers are from the Republic of Korea and the third from Aichi, Japan.
The conditions were dry and cloudy.
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Stamford Firefighters Respond to Report of Smoking FloorStaff Reports, 09:53PM / Thursday, January 24, 2013 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — Firefighters were at the scene of a reported structure fire on Main Road on Thursday evening.
The call came in around 8:40 of a possible fire in the floor of 1085 Main Road, near a woodstove. The floor was reportedly smoking.
With temperatures hovering around 10 degrees, firefighters stationed around the house while some entered with equipment. Smoke could be seen through the open front door, where firefighters appeared to be cutting through the floor.
The call came in as a structure fire.
"The couple that lived at the home came home and found their house filled with smoke,"
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Accident Sends Wilmington Man to HospitalStaff Reports, 09:17AM / Tuesday, January 22, 2013 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — An early morning accident sent a man to North Adams Regional Hospital Monday.
State police responded to the accident on Route 100. The northbound driver, 44-year-old Randy DeBlois of Wilmington, Vt., spun out of control on the snow-covered road and crossed into the southbound lane, according to the report. The southbound car, driven by Nathan Braman, 27, couldn't avoid a crash — the passenger side of the spun-out, northbound car collided with the front end of the southbound truck.
As a result, DeBlois was hospitalized with head injuries, lacerations and possible internal injuries. His car was totaled.
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Stamford Fire Department Douses Early Morning Structure Fire| 09:12AM / Friday, November 09, 2012 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — The Stamford Volunteer Fire Company responded to a structure fire on Friday morning at 2:19 at 186 Collins Road.
The couple renting the home was alerted to the fire by their daughter, who smelled smoke before working smoke detectors in the home sounded. The family evacuated the home and called 911.
When the fire company arrived at 2:28 a.m., firefighters found the wall behind the fireplace was on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished and parts of the wall and ceiling were removed to check for fire extension.
"The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however, it is believed to have been caused by a faulty chimney liner," said Fire 0 Comments Read More >> |
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