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Firefighters Respond To Blaze At Former Fairfield School
An ambulance was called to the scene to assist a person suffering from smoke inhalation, a Fairfield fire official said.
FAIRFIELD, CT — Emergency responders were called Wednesday to a fire at the former Holy Family School building.
The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. at the structure near Edison Avenue and Old Stratfield Road. Fairfield firefighters arrived to find a light fixture and part of the ceiling in flames, and extinguished the blaze, according to Deputy Chief Kyran Dunn.
An ambulance was called to assist a person suffering from smoke inhalation, Dunn said.
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The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but it was likely an electrical fire, according to Dunn.
“It appears that it’s accidental,” he said.
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Holy Family School closed in 2010 as part of a merger with Our Lady of the Assumption School, although the Next Stop NY! acting program operates out of the Holy Family School building.
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