West Hartford Saturday blaze results in one death
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A fire engine leaves for a call from West Hartford Fire Station No. 1 in West Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Jan. 7, 2020.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
WEST HARTFORD One person died and another was sent to the hospital after an Elmfield Street home caught fire Saturday, according to the fire chief.
The person who died “suffered non-survivable injuries and was presumed dead at the scene,” while another person was sent to a hospital to be evaluated, an emailed statement sent by fire chief Greg Priest read.
Initial fire officials, who got there at about 9:57 p.m., saw “heavy fire coming from the front of” the home, the statement read.