Wallingford Firefighters Rescue 12-Year-Old Girl From Burning Building

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Firefighters rescued a 12-year-old Wallingford girl from a house fire this morning.

The girl was in the second-floor bedroom of the home at 23 South Whittlesey Ave., according to NBC Connecticut. The fire broke out around 8 a.m.

The fire displaced 22 people.

Read the full NBC report here.

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Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar told Wes Duplantier of the New Haven Register that the girl who was rescued was frightened but appeared to be physically fine. He said firefighters found her on the second floor in a bedroom where she had been watching television.

The Register reports that seven people, including the 12-year-old girl, were inside the house at the time of the fire and they were assisted by next-door neighbor Anne Cosentino, who ushered them into her house.

The residents who escaped from the fire were taken to The Most Holy Trinity Church on North Colony Street where a warming shelter was set up, according to the Register, which also reported that the Spanish Community of Wallingford is coordinating donations for the family and direct donations are being accepted at the church because SCOW is not open on weekends.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Read the full story at the New Haven Register here.