Michael Yagmin, the ex-New Britain firefighter who lost his job amid a drug scandal, was killed last month by an accidental overdose of fentanyl and xylazine, the medical examiner's office reported Tuesday.
New Britain and its fire union have reached a deal for random drug testing nearly six months after the drug-related death of an off-duty 36-year-old firefighter led to revelations of drug use in multiple city firehouses.
After the suspected overdose death of an off-duty city firefighter in January, New Britain suspended seven firefighters and fired another in connection with an apparent ring that used drugs at various firehouses.