Authorities have identified the woman and her disabled teenage daughter who died after an overnight house fire in Fairfield, reports NBC Connecticut.
The victims are identified as 47-year-old Maureen Gerrity and 19-year-old Katherine O’Neill.
According to the Fairfield Fire Department, the fire broke out in the living room of a single-family home just before 1 a.m. on Monday. Investigators believe the fire was accidental.
Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the front of the house.
Neighbors told firefighters two women were trapped inside.
Firefighters entered the home through a window. They found the victims in a second-floor bedroom, pulled them from the home and rushed them to Bridgeport Hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.
Officials said at least one of the victims died of smoke inhalation.
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