Person injured after jumping from 2nd floor of West Hartford home during fire

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A person was injured after jumping from the second floor of a home in West Hartford during a fire early Wednesday morning, and two others were taken to the hospital, according to fire officials.

Dispatchers received a report of a fire inside a multi-family home on North Quaker Lane around 12:20 a.m. While emergency crews were heading to the area, dispatchers said they received multiple other 911 calls about smoke inside the home and a fire in the basement. West Hartford Fire Chief Greg Priest said everyone was able to get out of the house.

Crews found smoke coming from multiple parts of the home, and additional crews were brought in to help with the fire.

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Fire officials said crews entered the home and found a fire in the basement. It was extinguished within 20 minutes.

Priest said one person had jumped from the home's second floor due to the smoke. That person was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The fire chief said three other residents also reported minor, non-life-threatening injuries. In total, three people were taken to the hospital with what is believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

One pet was removed from the home but was not injured. Priest said nine people reportedly live in the house, including one who was not home at the time of the fire. The Red Cross is helping the residents.

The West Hartford Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause and origin of the fire. Due to the smoke and water damage, the home is expected to be deemed uninhabitable.