The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has released the cause and manner of death for a New Haven firefighter who died in the line of duty in May.
The OCME said Ricardo Torres Jr., a 30-year-old father, died of asphyxia due to lack of breathing gas. Officials went on to say that Torres' death was an accident.
Torres died when he went into a burning home on Valley Street in New Haven to rescue people and fight the fire.
Ricardo Torres Jr., a 30-year-old father of one son with another due this summer, died last Wednesday in the line of duty when he went into a burning home on Valley Street in New Haven, to rescue people and fight the fire.
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Torres, who grew up in West Haven, had dreamed of being a firefighter from the age of 2. He joined the New Haven Fire Department in July 2019 and was assigned to Engine 6, Fourth Division.
