This article says that it's too early to tell the cause of the fire, but today's Waterbury-Republican said the investigation was complete however they were withholding the results until experts from GE could examine the fire. Just a bit unusual...
Cars charred in Barkhamsted fire
Updated: Thursday, 14 Apr 2011, 2:07 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 14 Apr 2011, 1:45 PM EDT
Barkhamsted, Conn. (WTNH) - Two cars were scorched following a fire at a home in Barkhamsted Thursday morning.
The fire broke out on Center Hill Road around 4am.
"I walked outside and looked in the garage door and it was flaming, so I decided to go back inside, put my pants on and come back out," said the homeowner, Storm Connors.
Storm is a volunteer firefighter and was able to get his wife and their dog out safely.
"And called 911. And they were here pretty quick. There were a lot of firemen here. Around 50, I think," said Dee Connors.
All those firefighters worked quickly to keep the fire contained to the garage. They got help from a strong firewall. On the garage side of the wall, there's nothing left. The fire even melted off the door knob. But on the inside, there's very little damage at all.
The Connors had just bought the Chevy Volt. It only had 2,000 miles on it. And Storm converted that Suzuki to electric power himself years ago. He likes his cars too much to think having them charging in the garage started the fire.
"I don't have any reason to suspect that it was any part of the cause of the fire," he said.
Dep. Fire Marshal Rich Winn says it's too early in the investigation and no cause has been determined.
