Crime & Safety

Firefighter Injured while Battling Meriden House Fire: Report

The blaze occurred Tuesday afternoon on New Hanover Avenue.

MERIDEN, CT — A Meriden firefighter was injured Tuesday afternoon while battling a house fire at 439 New Hanover Avenue, reports the Meriden Record-Journal.

The nature of the firefighter's injuries were not immediately known, but they were taken to MidState Medical Center as a precaution, according to fire officials.

The fire started in the rear of the house at about 2:30 p.m., and was doused in about 10 minutes. No one was home at the time, and the cause remains under investigation.

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