A 29-year-old Hartford firefighter remains in critical condition after he was hurt Tuesday night battling a two-alarm blaze that killed one of his colleagues and injured two others.
Jason Martinez, of Manchester, sustained burns over 10 percent of his body while fighting a fire at a two-family home on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford.
According to the Hartford Firefighters Association, flames forced Martinez to jump from a second-floor window while he searched the home.
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra said in a news conference Wednesday afternoon that Martinez in critical but stable condition at the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital.
Martinez is a member of Tactical Unit 1, Tour A and has served the Hartford Fire Department since 2007.
Segarra and Hartford Fire Chief Carlos Huertas visited the burn center Tuesday night to visit Martinez and comfort his loved ones.
"The family is holding together as best as they can," Segarra said.
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Hartford firefighter Kevin Bell, 48, died at Saint Francis Hospital after being pulled from the burning building Tuesday night.
Two other firefighters, 34-year-old Colin McWeeny and 51-year-old Kevin Burke, were treated and released from Saint Francis Hospital.
Invesigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. Segarra said Tuesday night that federal authorities are investigating alongside the state fire marshal.
