Teen Critically Injured In Meriden Fire Expected To Make Full Recovery

MERIDEN, CT — The 17-year-old boy critically injured in a three-alarm fire Saturday in Meriden is expected to make a full recovery, officials said in an update on Wednesday.

The fire, which also sent four firefighters to the hospital, broke out around 4 p.m. on Jan. 21 in a three-story home at the corner of Broad Street and Bunker Avenue in Meriden, according to officials.

Several good Samaritans saw the porch engulfed in flames and broke in to rescue the family.

The 17-year-old was found unconscious on the third floor of the burning structure, and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, NY, where he received hyperbaric treatment, officials previously said.

In an update on Wednesday, Shan Brown said her brother, Mekhi McLean, will make a complete recovery, according to a post on the City of Meriden’s Facebook page. Brown had been on a cruise and saw from her Ring doorbell app that her house was on fire, according to the post.

The family’s kitten, Cato, was killed in the fire, according to a GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help the family in the aftermath of the fire.

“It’s truly unbelievable how fast a fire can spread and destroy almost everything that you loved,” Brown wrote in a post on the GoFundMe page. “ALMOST. Thankful that my family survived the ordeal. However we lost our family cat Cato. We are thankful for your prayers, support, and donations.”

Brown also shared photos of the fire damage on the GoFundMe page.

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