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Date: 10/2/12
Time: 07:09 hrs
Location: 46 Havemeyer Lane x MacArthur Drive, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 [http://bit.ly/RyU4dr]
Frequency: GFD
Units Operating:
Greenwich Fire Department - appx. 60 FFs
Station #1: [Engine 1; Tower 1].
Station #2: Engine 2; Car 201; Patrol 2 (Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol), Utility 2 (Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol)].
Station #3: [Engine/Rescue 3].
Station #4: [Engine 4.]
Station #5: [Engine/Rescue 5; Ladder 5; Car 501].
Station #8: [Engine 8].
Greenwich EMS [at least two ambulances];
Greenwich Police Department [patrol cars; Crime Scene/Forensics Unit, investigators, Detective Division];
Connecticut Fire Marshal's Office [investigators; arson dog with handler].
Weather Conditions: Overcast.
Description of Incident: Fully engulfed working fire on the first floor with two rescues including one civilian fatality. Home was two-story brick and vinyl-sided as well as cluttered inside, but especially outside, which made extraction and search efforts more difficult. Originally dispatched to 4 MacArthur Dr., but address later corrected to 46 Havemeyer Lane. Caller was next-door neighbor reporting smoke coming out of windows.
Two occupants of building; one was elderly wheelchair-bound. Both transported to hospital. One victim died, the handicapped victim sustained serious burn injuries. Heavy fire damage to first floor, smoke damage to second floor. GPD and State Fire Marshal's Office are saying fire was deliberately set, but joint investigation continues. CBS reporting that it was a suicide attempt in defiance of those who were trying to stop their hoarding.
News Articles: Greenwich Time; Greenwich Patch- #1, #2; CBS 2 New York; News 12 Connecticut; Greenwich Post; WTNH News 8; WFSB News 3; Greenwich Daily Voice. SEE LINKS HERE: http://bit.ly/Sx58bM
(all times are approximate)
07:09 hrs: Box alarm for 2 MacArthur Court in Riverside.
07:15(?) hrs: E-5 rprts structure fire, 1st floor fully involved. Neighbors say 2 occupants inside, including 1 wheel-chair bound.
7:20(?) hrs: Wheel-chair bound victim pulled out through rear of structure. 2nd occupant still inside.
07:25(?) hrs: Male victim, possible DOA, pulled out through rear of structure.
07:30(?) hrs: GEMS with male victim en-route to hospital.
07:40 hrs: GPD closed Havemeyer Ln. and MacArthur Dr.
09:10 hrs: GPD CSI unit o/s.
10:30 hrs: State Fire Marshal's Office arson dog o/s.
10:50 hrs: Arson dog leaves scene.
Please Message me if you have any more information or corrections!
Time: 07:09 hrs
Location: 46 Havemeyer Lane x MacArthur Drive, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 [http://bit.ly/RyU4dr]
Frequency: GFD
Units Operating:
Greenwich Fire Department - appx. 60 FFs
Station #1: [Engine 1; Tower 1].
Station #2: Engine 2; Car 201; Patrol 2 (Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol), Utility 2 (Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol)].
Station #3: [Engine/Rescue 3].
Station #4: [Engine 4.]
Station #5: [Engine/Rescue 5; Ladder 5; Car 501].
Station #8: [Engine 8].
Greenwich EMS [at least two ambulances];
Greenwich Police Department [patrol cars; Crime Scene/Forensics Unit, investigators, Detective Division];
Connecticut Fire Marshal's Office [investigators; arson dog with handler].
Weather Conditions: Overcast.
Description of Incident: Fully engulfed working fire on the first floor with two rescues including one civilian fatality. Home was two-story brick and vinyl-sided as well as cluttered inside, but especially outside, which made extraction and search efforts more difficult. Originally dispatched to 4 MacArthur Dr., but address later corrected to 46 Havemeyer Lane. Caller was next-door neighbor reporting smoke coming out of windows.
Two occupants of building; one was elderly wheelchair-bound. Both transported to hospital. One victim died, the handicapped victim sustained serious burn injuries. Heavy fire damage to first floor, smoke damage to second floor. GPD and State Fire Marshal's Office are saying fire was deliberately set, but joint investigation continues. CBS reporting that it was a suicide attempt in defiance of those who were trying to stop their hoarding.
News Articles: Greenwich Time; Greenwich Patch- #1, #2; CBS 2 New York; News 12 Connecticut; Greenwich Post; WTNH News 8; WFSB News 3; Greenwich Daily Voice. SEE LINKS HERE: http://bit.ly/Sx58bM
(all times are approximate)
07:09 hrs: Box alarm for 2 MacArthur Court in Riverside.
07:15(?) hrs: E-5 rprts structure fire, 1st floor fully involved. Neighbors say 2 occupants inside, including 1 wheel-chair bound.
7:20(?) hrs: Wheel-chair bound victim pulled out through rear of structure. 2nd occupant still inside.
07:25(?) hrs: Male victim, possible DOA, pulled out through rear of structure.
07:30(?) hrs: GEMS with male victim en-route to hospital.
07:40 hrs: GPD closed Havemeyer Ln. and MacArthur Dr.
09:10 hrs: GPD CSI unit o/s.
10:30 hrs: State Fire Marshal's Office arson dog o/s.
10:50 hrs: Arson dog leaves scene.
Please Message me if you have any more information or corrections!
