Hartford Courant
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One person was injured after jumping out of a second-story window to escape a fire at a home in West Hartford Wednesday.
The blaze broke out shortly before 4:30 p.m. when fire crews received the report of a kitchen fire at a multi-family home on Elmhurst Street, according to Greg H. Priest, chief of the West Hartford Fire Department.
Before crews got to the scene, dispatchers were told someone had jumped from the home to escape the fire, Priest said in a statement.
Firefighters arrived minutes later and saw smoke coming from the second floor. Members of the West Hartford Police Department also responded.
Fire crews located the individual who said they had jumped from a second-story window, according to Priest. The commanding deputy chief requested a West Hartford Fire Department paramedic unit respond to the scene.
The victim, who confirmed no one else was in the home, was taken to an area hospital for injuries that Priest described as “likely non-life-threatening.”
Priest said crews performed an interior structural attack with two hose lines and a search to confirm no one was trapped inside. The fire was knocked down at 4:36 p.m.
According to Priest, the side of the residence where the fire occurred suffered significant smoke and fire damage, likely leaving it uninhabitable. The American Red Cross is assisting the occupants.
A residence next door did not appear to be affected. Priest said the residents of that home would probably not be displaced.
A West Hartford Building official was expected to evaluate both homes.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the West Hartford Fire Marshal’s office.
Priest said West Hartford crews that battled the blaze were provided station coverage from members of the UConn, New Britain and Hartford fire departments. Additional AMR ambulances also provided standby coverage for the town.
“We are very appreciative to our mutual aid departments and other emergency responder organizations who assisted,” Priest said.
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