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3 brush fires pop up along Route 8

The extremely dry weather has caused brush fires to pop up across Connecticut.

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Aug 16, 2022, 2:24 AM

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Updated 1,042 days ago

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The extremely dry weather has caused brush fires to pop up across Connecticut.
Firefighters in Shelton sent News 12 this video.
It happened on Route 8 between exits 11 and 12.
Officials say the fires were big enough that plumes of smoke could be seen from a half-mile away.
They say there were actually three fires in the same area, and that no one was hurt.


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