ID Of Victim In Groton Towers Fire Released: Report

GROTON, CT — The victim in a fire last weekend at a Groton apartment complex has been identified. Linda Bennett, 78, died in the blaze, The Day of New London reported.

Bennett was a resident of Groton Towers at 39 Broad St. Extension. She reportedly died of smoke inhalation.

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At least 125 residents were displaced from the building.

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Police and firefighters helped evacuate residents as "flames and smoke came out of the third and fourth floor."

After arriving on scene, a second- then a third-alarm structure fire was declared, officials said.

Many residents were trapped on the building's balconies. Firefighters rescued or removed those residents by using ladders and ladder trucks.