Seven families were displaced after a fire broke out in a Hartford apartment complex Thursday morning, which police believe to be arson.
According to Hartford District Chief Mario Oquendo, Jr., the Hartford Fire Department responded to an occupied three-story, multi-unit brick apartment complex in the South End neighborhood just after 1 a.m. for a fire on the third floor.
A suspect was identified and detained on the scene, Hartford police said. The suspect lived on the third floor apartment in the building where the fire originated. Police believe the fire was due to arson.
Two people were in the stairwell and needed assistance getting out of the building, Oquendo said. Both individuals were removed by fire personnel and one of them was transported to the hospital for evaluation.