NEW HAVEN — Investigators Thursday remained on the scene of a New Haven house fire that killed one firefighter and seriously injured another.
They are expected to comb through the charred two-family house on Valley Street at least until Friday to learn what led to the death of Firefighter Ricardo “Rico” Torres Jr. and the injuries that critically-injured Fire Lt. Samod Rankins.
“We are investigating,” said Sgt. Paul Makuc of the state police Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit Thursday morning. “We’re still here, it’s very, very active.” They won’t be done Thursday, he said.
