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Firefighters attacked by fleas at Conn. house

Firefighters went through decontamination before being inspected at a hospital

By Bob Connors
nbcconnecticut.com

WATERBURY, Conn. — Firefighters who answered the call in Waterbury Tuesday didn’t battle a raging fire, but instead were overrun by fleas.

The members of Engine 2 left the scene of an abandoned house they were investigating on Taylor Street when they began to itch terribly. While on the ride back to the station, they noticed fleas all over them.

“It was thousands of them,” Fire Chief David Martin said.

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