CT Firefighter Burned in Apartment Fire

A New Haven firefighter was taken to the hospital with burns on his arm from battling a blaze at a two-story apartment complex.
March 26, 2019

A Connecticut firefighter was injured while battling a blaze at a two-story apartment complex Tuesday.

New Haven crews responded to the fire just before 6:30 a.m., the department said. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they saw that flames had spread to both floors of the building, according to WNTH-TV.

The injured firefighter suffered burns to arms and was taken to the hospital. A woman was treated in an ambulance at the scene, but she wasn't taken to the hospital, the TV station reports.

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