NEW BRITAIN – A women was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burns to her body Saturday afternoon.
She was taken to Bridgeport Hospital after she was injured when a fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. in a second floor bedroom of a house at 163 Miller Street in New Britain.
The fire was under control just before 1:45 p.m. The impacted apartment suffered smoke and water damage and there was slight water damage to the first floor.
She was found in the room that was on fire and rescued. She was taken to the hospital, then transferred to the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital.
The only other occupant of the building was not present in the building at the time of the fire. and there were no injuries to firefighters.
The other occupant was displaced by the fire and the American Red Cross is providing assistance to this resident.
“On-scene firefighters did an excellent job aggressively entering the house to search for possible trapped people. Their actions allowed the rescue of the occupant before she was injured further”, said New Britain Fire Chief Thomas Ronalter in a statement
The New Britain Fire Marshal’s Office in conjunction with the Connecticut Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.