2 People Now Confirmed Dead in Saturday's House Fire

Initially, on Saturday one person was confirmed dead in a house fire on Barbara Road.

But fire officials say a second person has also died, reports the New Haven Register.

The fire began 2 a.m. on Saturday and the husband was able to get outside, but his wife and a female adult friend had to be rescued by fire crews.

The adult female friend died at the scene, and the husband’s wife would later die on Saturday at a hospital as a result of her injuries, the Register reports. The couple’s 7-year-old child was out of the house and at a sleepover, the Register reports.

Fire officials are investigating the blaze, which destroyed the house.

Read the full New Haven Register story here.