Two people have died and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after a fire at a multi-family home in Wallingford, according to officials. They said the investigation indicates that the incident is criminal.
Firefighters responded to the home on Geneva Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about smoke coming from a home and they heard screams from the residence, officials said.
A male who was outside was suffering from severe burns and he was flown to a local burn center, where he is in critical condition, police said.
Once crews got inside, they found two people in the second-floor apartment.
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One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died after being transported to an area hospital, police said.
The Wallingford fire marshal’s office and the state fire marshal’s office investigated with assistance from the Wallingford Police Department’s Investigative Services Division, Central District Major Crime, and the New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office and the investigation indicates that the incident is criminal in nature, according to police.
The Wallingford Investigative Services Division is investigating.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wallingford Police Department at 203-294-2845 or leave a tip on the Department’s website at https://www.police.wallingfordct.gov/
The American Red Cross was called in to help the three families affected.
