FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY, ANOTHER INJURED AT CONNECTICUT FIRE

PUTNAM, Conn. (WTNH) — A firefighter suffered a medical emergency, and another was injured while responding to a structure fire Sunday evening in Putnam, according to fire officials.

The firefighter who suffered the medical emergency was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, fire officials said. The other firefighter was injured in a flashover event.

Both firefighters have since been released from the hospital, fire officials said.

News 8 has reached out for details. Additional information was not immediately available.