Overview
- Fire crews were dispatched around 9:33 a.m. Thursday to a three-story, 12-unit brick building on Wethersfield Avenue.
- Heavy smoke conditions led to a second alarm as firefighters advanced multiple hose lines to knock the fire down and bring it under control.
- Firefighters used a truck ladder to remove a man from a third-floor window during the response.
- Two adults were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening issues, no firefighter injuries were reported, and nearly 50 personnel operated at the scene.
- The Hartford Fire Department’s Special Services Unit and the American Red Cross are assisting displaced residents, with the total number still being determined.