West Hartford PD: Hartford man killed in car fire
An officer on February 3rd saw the car on fire in a parking lot on Kane Street in the early morning hours Author: FOX61 Staff Updated: 10:28 AM EST February 23, 2021
WEST HARTFORD, Conn.
Editor s note: The video above is from Feb. 3, 2021.
West Hartford police have identified the man found dead inside a car fire earlier in February and have determined a cause of death.
On February 3, around 4 a.m., a West Hartford police officer had noticed a car on fire in the parking lot of 46 Kane Street, Shop Rite.
Police said the officer broke a window in an attempt to enter and see inside the car but the car had been fully engulfed in flames.
Police identify victim of fatal West Hartford car fire
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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 Police say a Hartford man was killed in an accidental car fire that was discovered earlier this month on Kane Street.
Stephen Pelletier, 66, was identified as the person who died, West Hartford police wrote in a Tuesday update to the initial news release.
Fire officials squelched the flames Feb. 3 after the vehicle was found on fire, police said. Police said Pelletier was the lone occupant of the vehicle.
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