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Firefighter injures ankle at apartment fire

Firefighters from seven departments were able to contain the fire to one of three second-floor units

The News-Times

DANBURY, Ct. — One firefighter was hurt Saturday afternoon while battling a blaze that damaged an apartment building on Peace Street.

Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan said the firefighter, a member of the career department, was taken to Danbury Hospital for treatment of an ankle injury. The fire broke out in a second-floor apartment at 16 Peace St.

Four career fire companies and three volunteer companies responded and quickly knocked down the blaze, limiting the damage to one of three apartments located on the second floor, Meehan said.

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