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1984-11-26: Apartment Fire at 65 Prospect Street, One Rescued

June 8, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Residential Fire, Timeline|

Stamford firefighters responded to 65 Prospect Street for a report of an activated fire alarm sounding in an [...]

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1985-01-14: Jesus Restaurant & Variety Store (Formally Teddy’s)

April 23, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Commercial Building Fire, Residential Fire, Timeline|Tags: |

A one-alarm structure fire at 2010 hours on January 14, 1985 left seven residents homeless. The fire apparently [...]

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1985-03-07: Railroad Car Fire @ Jefferson & Cherry Street

March 31, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Timeline, Vehicle Fires|

A fire damage in an old New Haven railroad passenger car at the Stamford railroad yard at Jefferson [...]

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1985-08-30: Lightning Strike Causes Heavy Fire Damage at 202 Soundview Ave

April 3, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Timeline|Tags: |

Tom Mardi (left) and Bobby Morales (Right)

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1985-12-10: Suspicious Fire at 59 Lafayette Street Causes Significant Damage to Three-Story House

March 31, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Residential Fire, Timeline|

A fire fighter from the Stamford Fire Department checks out the stairs where is suspicious fire began at [...]

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1986-02-09: Historic Stamford Town Hall at 2-4 Whittaker Place Destroyed by Arson

May 1, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Residential Fire, Timeline|

A two-alarm fire riped through the building that once served as the old Stamford Town Hall. The 155 [...]

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1986-04-24: 861 & 874 Cove Road Arson Fire

April 27, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1980-1989, Commercial Building Fire, Residential Fire, Timeline|

Two Cove Road businesses and two residential apartments were destroyed by an early morning arson fire. The blaze, [...]

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