A basement fire blamed on a space heater has damaged a two-family Stamford, Connecticut home and has displaced the residents.
The fire was reported at the Hazen Street home just before 8 p.m. Sunday, when the temperature was below freezing.
Firefighters said the three-story wood frame duplex had working smoke detectors and all the home's occupants had escaped by the time they arrived. Firefighters brought the fire under control within an hour.
The fire marshal said an electric space heater in a basement bedroom caused the fire.
Nine occupants of the home have been relocated by the American Red Cross.
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