Overnight Howard Avenue 2-Alarm 'Heavy' Fire Displaces 1 Family

NEW HAVEN, CT —With just days to go before Christmas, an overnight two-alarm fire in a Howard Avenue two-family wood frame home displaced a family, officials said.

At around 12:40 a.m., New Haven Fire Department Engine Company 11 responded to 217 Howard Ave., between 2nd and 3rd streets, for a report of heavy fire with an occupant trapped, and then rescued, from the second floor.

It's reported that several people were taken to the hospital for "smoke-related concerns."

The American Red Cross is helping to "meet immediate needs"of one family, an adult, and a child forced from their home.