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Fire Chief: No Injuries or Illnesses Following Freon Leak at St. Luke’s

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New Canaan firefighters teamed up with multiple emergency response agencies Tuesday to address a reported freon leak at St. Luke’s School, officials say. At about 8:27 a.m., a building at the North Wilton Road private school’s campus was evacuated at the direction of the New Canaan Fire Department, according to a press release issued by Fire Chief William Perritt. The New Canaan Police Department, New Canaan Emergency Medical Services and Fairfield County Haz Mat Team responded to the scene, where “NCFD members entered the building wearing personal protective equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus to use meters to monitor the air,” the press release said. “Members located the leak in the ceiling of a classroom and monitored the area with meters,” Perritt said in the release.

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Meet Fire Chief William Perritt [Q&A]

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The Board of Selectmen last week voted 3-0 in favor of promoting William Perritt to chief of the New Canaan Fire Department. Perritt has served as an assistant chief and in an interim chief capacity since last May. He succeeds Albe Bassett in the chief position. We sat down with Perritt on Wednesday afternoon at his office in the Main Street firehouse. Here’s a transcription of our conversation.