Fire in Hamden House Started in Fireplace Insert: Officials

A resident suffered burns and smoke inhalation.

One person was burned and suffered smoke inhalation when a Hamden home caught fire Thursday morning and officials think the blaze started in a newly supplied fireplace insert that is powered by propane.

Officials said the fire at 4400 Whitney Ave. was reported at 11:48 a.m. and the resident was outside when crews arrived. He was treated at the scene, then transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The fire was contained to the living room, but there was smoke damage throughout the first floor, according to the Hamden Fire Department. 

The exact cause of the fire within the fireplace insert is under investigation.

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