We started our morning at 4 am in Manchester for a water advisory due to the dry weather. There are people in the state with wells that are bone dry. They can’t shower or even enjoy a cup of coffee at home. Some are staying with family, friends or hotels. About an hour into our coverage I get a call from the assignment desk telling us to head to Danbury for an explosion that ripped apart a propane gas company.
For those who don’t know, Danbury is well over 50 miles away. It took us 90 minutes to get there after getting caught in rush hour traffic with the commuters headed to NYC. When we got there no one was hurt but the explosion sent debris flying 75 to 100 feet and completely destroyed everything in the building except the metal framework.
Moments later we get another call from the station, this time sending us to Derby. The high school principal was arrested for failing to report a teacher accused of groping at least 7 female students. On our way there…yet another call. Now we were being re-routed to Orange for a cement truck vs. car accident. The driver of the car was injured and taken to the hospital. He is expected to be okay.
At the end of the day we went back to cover the story in Derby. Very often when we are out on stories our wonderful viewers recite our slogan to us: Eyewitness News is Everywhere! Well, this morning we were and I wouldn’t change a thing.
What a busy day, Hena! I can’t belive they call so often to change routes. I was also wondering if you could talk about the new set. What is going on with that. Is it just the morning set everyone is using now or what? I thought there were going to be two. Anyways, you do a great job in the morning and are my favorite reporter.
Jay, Burlington