The National Fire Protection Association is warning that as many are staying home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the risk of home fires may increase. According to NFPA, cooking, heating and electrical equipment are among the leading causes of fire year-round. With more people home more often, fire safety should be on the mind. “We already see the…

An untouched room inside a scorched home. Those are the pictures Southington firefighters snapped following a Tuesday fire. And the only difference was a door. “Closing a door buys you that time to escape or for us to be able to rescue you,” said Southington Firefighter Daniel Comen. The Southington Fire Department is spreading that message on social media after…

The Southington Fire Department is spreading the message to close your bedroom door while sleeping.

With high tech devices, Manchester firefighters showed how portable space heaters can dangerously and quickly heat up as well as the improper extension cords they were plugged into for a demonstration. “We want to keep people safe. We want to keep people warm. But we want to do it right,” said James Jennings, Manchester’s fire marshal. Every winter Manchester...

Every winter Manchester firefighters respond to problems caused by portable space heaters.

A Coventry house fire that left a woman dead and a man with serious burns has been ruled accidental, caused by the failure of an extension cord that was plugged into a space heater, fire officials said Thursday. Crews responded to the fire at 821 Main St. late on December 30. They found a man, later identified as 79-year-old Basil…

One person has died and another person has serious burns after a fire in Coventry late Sunday night.