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Mother, son killed in Stratford house fire

A Stratford mother and her teenage son were killed when a fire tore through their home Saturday morning. The fire broke out around 8 a.m. at 35 Justice St. in Stratford. According to police, Linda Borger,

News 12 Staff

Aug 9, 2009, 1:29 AM

Updated 5,834 days ago

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A Stratford mother and her teenage son were killed when a fire tore through their home Saturday morning.
The fire broke out around 8 a.m. at 35 Justice St. in Stratford. According to police, Linda Borger, 35, died at the scene. Her son, Anthony Borger, 16, was later pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital.
According to the fire chief, there were smoke alarms in the house. Stratford's arson team and the state fire marshal are now trying to determine the cause of the blaze.