On December 6, 1974, at 11:33 PM, Stamford Firefighters Water Finch and Frank Maciolek were among the first firefighters to arrive on the scene of a Box Alarm at 55 Lafayette Street . Flames could be seen coming out of […]
Residential Fire
1991-01-08: Fire Destroys 16 Apartments at 1 Division Street Leaving 21 Homeless
About 21 people were left homeless when a kitchen fire destroyed most of a three-story apartment house on Division St. on Tuesday, January 8, 1991. According to the Stamford Advocate, the fire initially started at about 10:45 AM when food […]
1973-11-20: Arson Fire at 128 Richmond Hill Avenue
Two families were forced from their 128 Richmond Hill Avenue home when smoke engulfed the 2-1/2 story wood frame building in which they resided. Deputy Fire Chief Callahan said the fireman from the south end in West side fire stations […]
1963-06-03: Stamford Firefighters Rescue Four Persons from their Third Floor Apartment on Madison Place
Stamford Firefighters rescued four persons from an early morning fire on June 3, 1963 utilizing an aerial ladder. The fire started on the second floor, but was quickly spreading up the outside of the dwelling when firefighters made their heroic […]
1990-01-02: Fire Destroys Southend Apartment House on Ludlow Street
Seventeen families were displaced on January 2, 1990 after a fire destroyed their apartment complex at 133-149 Ludlow Street on the South End of Stamford. A fire broke out in one of the second floor apartments of the red-brick townhouse […]
2007-03-03: Three-Alarm Fire Involves Three Structures on Greenwich Avenue
The SFD battled a 3-Alarm structure fire at 286 Greenwich Ave on Monday, March 3, 2007. Firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire shortly after noon. On arrival, heavy fire was encountered in the three-story wood-frame house. Due to the size […]
2008-01-24: Two-Alarm Multiple Family House Fire at 54 Adams Avenue
On January 24, 2008, Stamford Firefighters battled a two-alarm structure fire at 54 Adams Avenue. The incident was first reported at approximately 8:38 am by a caller who stated “there was a lot of black smoke coming out of the […]
1987-12-9: Family Pets Perish in Martin Street House Fire
Several family pets were killed in a house fire at 9 Martin Street. There were no human injuries as a result of the blaze. The fire broke out shortly after 2:30 PM. The pets, including a a rabbit, a ferret […]
1985-12-10: Suspicious Fire at 59 Lafayette Street Causes Significant Damage to Three-Story House
A fire fighter from the Stamford Fire Department checks out the stairs where is suspicious fire began at 59 Lafayette Street. Six families evacuated the three-story house when it was realized that smoke had filled the structure. There were no […]