Fallen Firefighters to be Honored

Two fallen Bridgeport firefighters will be honored over the weekend.

The Bridgeport Fire Department will hold a ceremony in memory of Lt. Steven Velasquez and Firefighter Michel Baik on Sunday at 11 a.m., the one-year anniversary of the fire that took their lives.

The men will be remembered by their colleagues with a public dedication of a monument in front of the their home fire station -- Engine 7/Ladder 11 on Ocean Terrace. The city will rename the intersection of Ocean Terrace and Osborne Street in front of the fire station in memory of Velasquez and Baik. The signs will be unveiled during Sunday’s event.

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Jim Himes are expected to attend.
 

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