After a recent fire in a fourth-floor utility room sparked conversations to renovate the former Hamden Middle School at 560 Newhall St, many residents are voicing their concerns regarding the building’s safety. The building, formerly known as the Michael J Whalen Middle School, was constructed in 1956. Built on top of a landfill, the site…
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The Hamden Fire Department is investigating the Oct. 16, fire at the vacant former Hamden Middle School, located at 550 Newhall St. Fire Marshal Brian Dolan told HQNN the fire was reported around 5:15 p.m. in a fourth-floor utility room that contained “miscellaneous items.” The building was further damaged by the fire. The former middle…
UPDATE: Smoke detectors in the building were set off and functional, according to Hamden Fire Marshal Brian Dolan. One resident died Thursday night after a fire broke out at a Hamden apartment complex on 95 Kaye Vue Drive, per Hamden Fire Chief Gary Merwede. First responders arrived at approximately 8:40 p.m., and some other residents…
Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls of a house fire in Hamden late Tuesday night at 755 Hill St, where they found 59-year-old man Frank Mangiero dead. Four minutes after the first emergency call, the firefighters arrived to find the garage and the middle of the house fully engulfed in flames. When they got into…