Crime & Safety
Update: 6 Fire Departments Battling Large Brush Fire
Brookfield Fire Department and five others are responding to a large brush fire in the area of Racebrook Road and Limekiln Court in Bethel.
BROOKFIELD, CT--
Update:
As of 3:03 p.m. a Bethel firefighter reports that the fire is now under control. Brookfield and Sandy Hook fire crews responded with Utility Terrain Vehicles, 6 wheeled ATVs that are equipped with a small pump and water tanks, to control the blaze.
Original post:
The Bethel, Dodgingtown, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Redding and Brookfield Fire Departments are all responding to a large brush fire at Limekiln Court near Racebrook Road in Bethel, according to local retired firefighter Rob Fish.
The fire was reported at approximately 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to The News Times.
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