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The Bridgeport Fire Department were notable first responders at the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, on April 23, 1987. One of the worst disasters in Connecticut history, a 16-story residential building under construction at the corner of Washington Ave. and Coleman St., completely collapsed, killing 28 construction workers.
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut [7] and the fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. [3] Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, it is a port city 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx.
The bridge caught fire on June 16, 1996, when a cigarette butt or match ignited the wooden structure. [5] The fire began around 2:20 p.m. and burned for over three hours. [6] The bridge was raised to an open position; but the fire badly charred a 200 ft (61 m) section of the bridge. [5] [7] The bridge and Pleasure Beach was then closed. [5]
The 11-bedroom, 9-and-a-half-bath home was built in 1998 on a 2.07-acre lot overlooking Held Pond in Fairfield County, 17 miles west of Bridgeport, according to a property listing.
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The 2nd largest city in Connecticut behind New Haven by 1910, Bridgeport's population grew by 50,000 people during the first 20 months of US involvement during the First World War, producing 50% of Allied ammunition during that time. [27] Bridgeport by 1920 had a population of 143,555 people, then the 44th largest US city.
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During the American Revolution, Bridgeport was a center of privateering. [3] Captain David Hawley of Stratfield brought a number of prizes into Black Rock Harbor. [7] In 1800, Newfield village on the west bank of the Pequonnock was chartered as the borough of Bridgeport, and, in 1821, the township of Bridgeport, including more of Stratfield, was incorporated.