Community Risk

Officials Say Computer Failure Sparked Conn. Fire

June 13, 2014

Firefighters held the house fire in Lyme to the second floor of the home.

Source The Day, New London, Conn.

June 13--LYME -- A computer failure has been ruled the cause of a fire at a two-story home at 108 Hamburg Road on Thursday night, according to Fire Marshal Dave Roberge.

No injuries were reported, and all occupants and pets were able to exit the home safely, he said.

Firefighters from Lyme, Old Lyme and Saybrook departments had quickly arrived on scene Thursday night to find heavy fire coming from the second-floor windows of the two-story home, Lyme Fire Chief Tom Brown said on Thursday. Firefighters contained the fire to about half of the second floor, he said.