OXFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Brookside Inn Restaurant plans to reopen Wednesday, exactly one month after deadly flash flooding prompted a dramatic rescue of more than a dozen people and a dog from their building.
As part of the reopening, the restaurant is offering half-priced bottles for “Wine Wednesday.”
On Aug. 18, firefighters rescued 19 people and a dog who were trapped in the restaurant by floodwaters caused by flash flooding in the region.
Beacon Hose Co. 1 firefighters used a ladder truck to reach a nearby home by extending its ladder over 86 feet, rescuing a woman and her dog from their second-story apartment.
Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford on Aug. 18, 2024.
Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford on Aug. 18, 2024.
This photo provided by Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, a fire station in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, shows members of Beacon Hose Co. rescuing people from the Brookside Inn in Oxford, Conn., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Beacon Hose Co via AP)
This photo provided by Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, a fire station in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, shows members of Beacon Hose Co. rescuing people from the Brookside Inn in Oxford, Conn., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Beacon Hose Co via AP)
This photo provided by Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, a fire station in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, shows members of Beacon Hose Co. rescuing people from the Brookside Inn in Oxford, Conn., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Beacon Hose Co via AP)
Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford on Aug. 18, 2024.
This photo provided by Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, a fire station in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, shows members of Beacon Hose Co. rescuing people from the Brookside Inn in Oxford, Conn., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. (Beacon Hose Co via AP)
Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford on Aug. 18, 2024.
Beacon Falls firefighters rescue 19 people, dog from rising floodwaters in Oxford on Aug. 18, 2024.
Next, firefighters extended the ladder 107 feet to a patio area at the restaurant, where they searched the building and found 18 people trapped.
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