Two people have died and multiple others including three firefighters are injured after a fire at a multi-family home in New Haven early Sunday morning.
Firefighters responded to a home on West Street around 3:30 a.m. According to fire officials, 16 people were inside of the three-story building when the fire broke out.
When crews arrived, firefighters said there was heavy fire coming out of the second floor and everyone was rescued within six minutes.
Crews rescued two people in a narrow back staircase. Firefighters said the two people were brought out of the home and CPR was performed on them, however, they later died at the hospital. Their identities have not been released.
One person who jumped off of the back of the building became unconscious, but is now in the hospital in stable condition and is talking, fire officials said. Two others jumped from the front of the home, but were not injured.
Three firefighters were taken to the hospital for evaluation. Fire officials said one is having his or her shoulder looked at, another is having his or her back examined and another was taken to the hospital for elevated blood pressure and minor smoke inhalation.
State Police and the fire marshal are interviewing people and are investigating to determine what caused the fire.
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