“You don’t deserve to go without a hydrant in your neighborhood.” Patrick Cannon, union president of New Haven Firefighters Local 825, says the hydrant.
Officials said the firefighters fell through the second floor while fighting the blaze. Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 8:32 AM EDT June 9, 2021
MANCHESTER, Conn. Two firefighters are recovering after falling through the floor, fighting a blaze at a Manchester home.
Battalion Chief Craig Webb said a call came in around 1:45 a.m., reporting smoke coming from the second floor of a home on Campfield Road.
When crews arrived, they found fire and smoke billowing out of the second story.
Manchester and East Hartford crews worked on dousing the flames as crews went inside.
No belongings or people were found inside, but while crews worked, Webb said two firefighters fell through the second floor and two mayday calls were issued.
A New Haven firefighter that was injured during a fatal house fire is back in the hospital with lung complications, according to his family. Lt. Samod Rankins.
New Haven fire that killed a firefighter remains under investigation
The fire investigation at 190 Valley Street, which remains under the direction of the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 8:08 PM EDT May 24, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Conn. The deadly May 12 New Haven house fire, that killed firefighter Ricardo Torres, Jr. and severely injured Lt. Samod Rankins, remains under investigation. This could be the case for quite some time.
The fire investigation at 190 Valley Street, which remains under the direction of the Connecticut State Police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit (FEIU), is primarily focused on how two firefighters were rendered unconscious, with one dying.