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Firefighters Put Out Attic Blaze on Ramhorne Road Late Friday

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New Canaan firefighters late Friday put out a blaze in the attic of a home in the northwestern part of town. The New Canaan Fire Department at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 5 reported to the structure fire on Ramhorne Road, according to a press release issued by Fire Chief Albe Bassett. Arriving firefighters found a fire burning in the attic and quickly knocked it down “to limit extension,” Bassett said in the release. “Firefighters removed the sheet rock on the ceiling and cut a couple of holes in the roof to completely extinguish the fire in the blown-in insulation,” he said.

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New Canaan Firefighters Extinguish Roof Fire Thursday Night [PHOTOS]

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New Canaan firefighters on Thursday night put out a roof fire in the northern part of town. Firefighters responded to the Louise’s Lane fire at 8 p.m. and found that it was “burning between the ceiling and roof on the second floor,” according to a press release issued by Fire Chief Albe Bassett. “The fire was initially difficult to access because of a 20-foot ceiling height,” Bassett said. “Firefighters used ladders and long pike poles inside the home to remove the sheetrock on the ceiling, accessing the fire, and applying water for extinguishment.”

Multiple crews rotated into the structure to bring the fire under control, he said. NCFD was on scene for about two-and-a-half hours fighting the blaze.

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Fire Chief: Lithium Ion Battery Sparks Blaze at New Canaan Home

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A lithium ion battery caused a fire Friday in a New Canaan home on the west side of town, officials say. The New Canaan Fire Department responded to a Woodridge Circle home with a garage filled with smoke late on the morning of Oct. 24, according to a press release issued by Fire Chief Albe Bassett. A person stopping by to check on pets in the home discovered the fire, Bassett said. “She properly closed the door separating the garage from the home and called 9-1-1 to report the event,” the chief said in the release.

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Firefighters Put Out Blaze on Country Club Road on Tuesday

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Firefighters after midnight Tuesday put out a structure fire on Country Club Road, officials say. At about 12:45 a.m. on June 10, the New Canaan Fire Department responded to the fire after a 9-1-1 call was placed by a Lambert Road resident who could see it from their house, according to a press release issued by Chief Albe Bassett. 

At the Country Club Road home, firefighters found a 10-by-30-foot shed about 1,000 down the driveway that was “fully involved,” Bassett said in the press release. No one was injured, he said. “There were no other exposures,” the chief said in the release. “The fire was brought under control in a few minutes with one hose line.

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Gas Leak at Restaurant Halts Business Downtown on Friday Evening

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A building in the center of downtown New Canaan was evacuated Friday evening following reports of a gas leak, officials say. At about 6 p.m. on May 9, the New Canaan Fire Department responded to a reported odor of gas in a restaurant on Main Street, according to a press release issued by NCFD. Arriving and with help from an off-duty firefighter from a neighboring town, officials “quickly determined a 100 gallon propane tank was leaking behind 15 Elm St.,” the press release said. The address is the same as SE Uncorked. 

Occupants of the buildings at Main and Elm Streets left the premises while the Fire Department “deployed hose lines to disperse the accumulating propane gas vapors,” the release said. “Firefighters also found gas had accumulated in the basement of 15 Elm St.