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Conn. fire victim had career as safety chief

Was one of 5 dead in Christmas fire

By Stephen Singer

 |  Associated Press  

  December 28, 2011

A man who died with his wife and three grandchildren in a house fire in Connecticut on Christmas had a long career as a safety chief at a liquor company in Kentucky and worked as a department store Santa Claus this season.

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