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Man, 69, Dies After Jumping From Burning Building In Shelton

SHELTON, Conn. — A 69-year-old man found badly burned at the foot of a burning commercial building early Saturday in Shelton has died from his injuries, according to the Valley Independent Sentinel.

A 69-year-old man died in a fire early Saturday in a commercial building at 33 Hull St. in Shelton.

A 69-year-old man died in a fire early Saturday in a commercial building at 33 Hull St. in Shelton.

Photo Credit: Shelton Volunteer Fire Co. #4 Pine Rock Park via Facebook
The Shelton building is near the Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge carrying Route 8 over the Housatonic River.

The Shelton building is near the Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge carrying Route 8 over the Housatonic River.

Photo Credit: Google Maps
The Shelton Volunteer Fire Co. responds to a fire in a commercial building on Hull Street early Saturday. One man died and a firefighter suffered minor injuries.

The Shelton Volunteer Fire Co. responds to a fire in a commercial building on Hull Street early Saturday. One man died and a firefighter suffered minor injuries.

Photo Credit: Shelton Volunteer Fire Co. #4 Pine Rock Park via Facebook
A man died in a fire at 33 Hull St. early Saturday, Shelton firefighters said.

A man died in a fire at 33 Hull St. early Saturday, Shelton firefighters said.

Photo Credit: Google Maps

The fire, which fully engulfed the fourth floor of the building at 33 Hull St., was reported at about 5 a.m. Saturday, police told the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Randol Rios, a Shelton resident who worked for Machine Builders of New England on that floor, apparently jumped to escape the fire, the report said. He was pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital, the Valley Independent Sentinel said. 

A Shelton firefighter was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital, the story said.  

Click here to read the story at the Valley Independent Sentinel website. 

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