A pavement grinder ripping up asphalt on South Street struck a gas line Thursday afternoon, sparking a fire that destroyed the machine and left some 200 residents without power.
The gas-fed fire burned for almost four hours before a crew from Yankee Gas managed to locate a shutoff valve buried under the roadway.
"Thankfully, no one was hurt," Highway Department Superintendent Bob Dibble said.
The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. on a section of South Street near Taylor Avenue. The machine was grinding up the old asphalt in preparation for repaving the roadway.
"I was about 20 feet behind the machine," Dibble said. "There was a 'whoomp' kind of noise, and a big fireball shot into the air."
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Residents of several nearby homes were evacuated, and train service on the nearby Metro-North commuter line was delayed.
Burke said firefighters extinguished the blaze at about 7:30 p.m. after a utility crew turned off the gas.
The flames melted part of the siding on one house at the corner of Taylor Avenue and South Street, but the occupants weren't injured.
Burke said he expected electricity to be turned back on by about 2 a.m. Friday.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
