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    Hartford, CT, Firefighters Rescue Woman from Building Fire

    Jan. 14, 2025
    Hartford firefighters found the victim hanging out a third-floor window yelling for help.

    Two residents were rescued from an apartment building fire Monday night including a woman from the third floor.

    Firefighters found heavy fire and a woman hanging out a third floor window yelling for help. She was rescued her by ladder, Hartford Deputy Chief Adam Guertin said, describing the scene as "hectic and chaotic."

    Another woman was helped out of her first floor apartment. She and the other person were transported to a hospital for evaluation, according to WFSB.

    Other residents evacuated on their own. 

    The fire marshal is investigating to determine the cause. 

     

     

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    Susan Nicol | News Editor

    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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