CT firefighter home after mishap at fire leads to mayday

WATERFORD — Although some mayday alerts end up being false alarms, a mayday button activation on a firefighter battling a blaze Thursday afternoon ended up being the real deal. At 11:55 p.m., the Waterford firefighters union said there was a working fire on Vivian Street in a 2.5-story house. The first line had been stretched immediately by the first arriving units on scene. The union reported minutes later that firefighters were battling a basement fire and that the stairs had been “burned through.” At noon, the union posted on Twitter, “Mayday called. Firefighter down.

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