Belmont fire blamed on food on stove
March 29. 2014 2:31PM
BELMONT — Food left on a stove sparked a fire that left one person homeless Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The fire, reported around 12:25 p.m., caused an estimated $25,000 to a multi-unit building on Village Apartment Road, the fire department said. Authorities said no one was in the apartment at the time of the fire.
Firefighters contained the fire to Unit 4 of Building 6. The American Red Cross provided assistance to one tenant while the other residents were able to return to their apartments.
