A firefighter was burned while fighting a fire at a New Haven apartment complex on Tuesday morning and a resident was evaluated for smoke inhalation.
Crews were called to an apartment complex on Goffe Street shortly before 6:30 a.m. after getting multiple reports of a fire.
Police officers helped evacuate five people who were inside of the apartment that was on fire, fire officials said.
The two adults and three children were already out of the apartment before firefighters arrived, according to fire officials.
Once firefighters arrived, they used the fire hydrant and extinguished the flames.
One woman was checked out for smoke inhalation inside of an ambulance, but firefighters said she did not go to the hospital.
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According to fire officials, a firefighter got a burn on his arm comparable to a bad sunburn and was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
“It could have been a steam burn. We did have an activation over at Southern Connecticut as you guys know. We had some sprinkler activation so, of course, water got on his gear. Because of the cold, it could have been some steam that quite possibly hit when the fire itself,” said New Haven Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Ortiz.
The flames were contained to one apartment since there was a firewall between the apartments on either side, fire officials said.
The fire marshal is working to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
