Excavator Pulls Debris so New Haven, CT, Crews Can Access Fire
Hartford Courant
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Fire crews battled a blaze that started in a waste containment structure in New Haven on Monday night.
Firefighters responded to the structure on Middletown Avenue just after 6:50 p.m. and found a “large volume of fire,” according to Daniel T. Coughlin, assistant chief of the New Haven Fire Department.
Coughlin said firefighters spent “all night” with excavator crews pulling apart debris and soaking it down.
No injuries were reported.
The property where the fire broke out is owned by Anastasio Trucking.
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