Victim Of Fatal Norwalk Fire Identified: Report

NORWALK, CT — Alice Klavun, a 67-year-old Bettswood Road resident, has been identified as the victim of Sunday's fatal house fire in Norwalk, reports The Hour.

Klavun died of smoke inhalation in the fire, which occurred just after 7 a.m. She was pronounced dead at Norwalk Hospital. She was the daughter of stage, film and television actor Walter Klavun, according to the publication.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There were a lot of power strips in the home, but there were no smoke detectors, said fire officials.

On Saturday, fire officials said on social media that rescue operations were hindered because of massive amounts of trash in the home, due to hoarding. Some of the trash nearly reached the ceiling and slowed rescue efforts, according to reports. Firefighters had to crawl on top of the debris to reach the victim, reports stated.

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Photo credit: Norwalk Fire Department Truck Co. 2