Overview

• Raymond Moreau, a 60-year-old volunteer with 35 years of service, suffered catastrophic leg injuries on Sunday at a Plainville house fire and died during surgery.
• Connecticut State Police say a component broke free from the fire truck and struck Moreau during suppression efforts.
• Governor Ned Lamont ordered U.S. and state flags at half-staff until Moreau’s burial and a public memorial is set for Tuesday at Plainville High School stadium.
• Investigators from Connecticut State Police, OSHA and the state’s attorney’s office are jointly probing both the apparatus malfunction and the origin of the Marie Road fire.
• Neighbors and mutual-aid departments have placed flowers, flags and wreaths outside the Plainville Fire Department to honor Moreau’s decades of service.