First Bridgeport Firefighter Autopsy Complete

Findings Suggest Smoke Inhalation As COD

The Associated Press

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The Connecticut medical examiner’s office says a Bridgeport firefighter died of smoke inhalation battling a fire over the weekend, while further study is needed on a second firefighter who died in the same incident.

The medical examiner’s office said 49-year-old Michel Baik died of smoke inhalation. The office also said he had coronary artery disease that contributed to his death.

An autopsy was also done on 40-year-old Steven Velasquez but that will require more study into the cause of death.

The firefighters died Saturday after being found unconscious on the top floor of a three-story house that caught fire.

Fire officials say it’s not clear what happened. The state fire marshal’s office is examining the two men’s breathing equipment.

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