Crime & Safety
Update: Victims in Ridgefield Condo Fire Taken to Bridgeport Burn Unit
An elderly woman and her two sons suffered burns. One man suffered more severe burns than the other.
The elderly woman who suffered from burns and smoke inhalation during the condo fire was air-lifted to the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit overnight, the Ridgefield Press reports.
Her son was also brought to Bridgeport Hospital via ambulance.
According to the paper, as of 5 a.m., they remained in critical condition. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Original Story:
Three people suffered burns when a Ridgefield condo caught on fire Thursday evening, NBC Connecticut reports.
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The victims, which included two men in their 30s or 40s and their elderly mother were taken to Danbury Hospital.
The two men suffered burns while trying to rescue their mother who was trapped in an upstairs room in the condo located on Cook Close, the news channel reports.
Read the full Ridgefield Press story here.
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