The dispatchers at Town Hall South report the following fire calls:

By KAAREN VALENTA

Published: Mar 05, 2004 12:00 am

Thursday, February 26: 3:43 pm, hazardous condition, fluid spill from motor vehicle accident, Meadowbrook Road, Botsford responded; 6:09 pm, commercial fire alarm, Ashlar of Newtown, Sandy Hook, Botsford, and Hook & Ladder responded.

Friday, February 27: 8:29 pm, commercial fire alarm, United Methodist Church, Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded.

Saturday, February 28: 8:54 am, medical assist, Housatonic Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 10:28 am, residential fire alarm, Ashford Lane, Hawleyville and Dodgingtown responded.

Sunday, February 29: 12:35 am, motor vehicle accident, I-84 eastbound, Sandy Hook responded; 8:42 am, residential fire alarm, Bennetts Bridge Road, Sandy Hook responded; 10:01 pm, motor vehicle accident, Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Monday, March 1: 2:03 pm, commercial fire alarm, 1 Dickinson Drive, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:11 pm, rescue, Elm Drive, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, March 2: 8:31 am, investigation, odor of burning in kitchen, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook responded; 9:45 am, commercial fire alarm, Sand Hill Plaza, 228 South Main Street, Botsford responded; 10:27 am, hazardous condition, fuel spill in roadway, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded; 10:33 am, hazardous condition, diesel spill at gas station, 286 South main Street, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded; 11:03 am, hazardous condition, truck leaking antifreeze, Botsford responded; 8:21 pm, commercial fire alarm, Sand Hill Plaza, Botsford responded; 9:34 pm, car fire, I-84 westbound, Hook & Ladder responded; 10:17 pm, motor vehicle accident, Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Wednesday, March 3: 5:57 pm, brush fire, Glen Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 7:17 pm, investigation, Saw Mill Road, Hawleyville responded.

Thursday, March 4: 7:34 am, residential fire alarm, Mountain Manor Road, Sandy Hook and Botsford responded.

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