On February 7th, 1983 at about 3:30PM, there was a house fire on Sea Beach Drive. The fire claimed the life of the family Parrot. There were no reported injuries. There is no story found in the Stamford Advocate archives. […]
1981-1985
1983-11-13: Three Alarm Explosion and Fire at Polycast (69 Southfield Avenue)
Early on the morning of November 13, 1983, a three-alarm explosion and fire occurred at the Polycast Chemical Plant on Southfield Avenue. The fire took 48 firefighters and more than ninety minutes to bring the fire under control and caused […]
1984-02-26: Mattress Fire at 94 Ursula Place Causes Extensive Damage and Injury
A Stamford father of seven, suffered minor burns on his arms and legs on the morning of February 26, 1984. He was trying to carry a mattress to the outside that had caught fire. The seven children were unharmed, but […]
1984-06-07: Off-loading of Tractor Trailer at Clairol Building on Harbor View Ave Causes Fire and Explosions
A Forklift punctured an aerosol can which leaked and quickly found an ignition source, sparking a chain reaction of explosions and fire inside the tractor trailer parked at the Clairol building on Harbor View Avenue. The forklift operator suffered minor […]
1984-08-08: Gallagher’s Funeral Home Suffers 2-Alarm Fire at 20 Suburban Ave
Employees had to drag scorched drapery and carried singed flower baskets from the charred interior of the Leo P Gallagher funeral home, following a two-alarm fire that caused considerable damage. Officials said they suspected that the building had been broken […]
1985-03-07: Railroad Car Fire @ Jefferson & Cherry Street
A fire damage in an old New Haven railroad passenger car at the Stamford railroad yard at Jefferson and Cherry Street on March 7, 1985. The car, owned by Conrail, burned for less than an hour, fueled by copying machine […]
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 […]