An electric space heater is being blamed for starting a fire that damaged an illegal basement apartment in Norwalk on Saturday, according to fire officials.
Firefighters were called to a home on Godfrey Street after getting a report of a house fire.
Investigators said the cause of the fire was an electric space heater and the fire itself started in an illegal basement apartment.
The fire gutted the basement and caused smoke damage on the upper floors, authorities added.
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All of the occupants of the home escaped without injury.
At this time, 10 occupants are displaced. The Red Cross is providing housing.
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