Officials identify New Haven firefighter who died in the line of duty, another in critical condition

Ricardo Torres.
New Haven Independent / Contributed
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - A New Haven firefighter is being remembered after he died in the line of duty while battling a fire very early Wednesday morning.
Chief John Alston of the New Haven Fire Department identified the firefighter as Ricardo Torres Jr.
The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at a multi-family home on Valley Street overnight.
Minutes after crews arrived, firefighters said they rescued a woman inside.
A New Haven firefighter died while battling a fire on Wednesday.
"Companies on arrival saw heavy fire, flames," Alston. "[There was a] report of multiple occupants trapped."

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