21 December 1983

RANGE HOOD IGNITES

In Birch Avenue Home. An electric motor fan in the hood of an electric range in a Birch Avenue home caught fire last week, bringing firemen to the scene to put out the fire.

Police report that the fire charred the kitchen cabinets, the fan, and the ceiling, and caused some smoke damage to an attached house. An alarm w’as sounded after Ptl. Virgil Angelini had responded to a 5:08 call last Wednesday afternoon.