1 person dead, 2 police officers hospitalized following large apartment fire in Bridgeport

The Bridgeport Fire Department responded to the 200 block of Harral Avenue around 12:40 a.m. for a reported structure fire. At 1:36 a.m., a person was declared dead and the State Fire Marshal was requested to the scene.

Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire conditions and quickly transmitted a second alarm, followed by a third alarm.