Our coverage of the first snowfall and first stretch of frigid temperatures turns to concerns about alternative ways people may try to heat their homes.
As we start to see these cold temperatures, you may see people putting on their hats and gloves, and also plugging in those space heaters at home. However, firefighters are reminding people that those heaters do come with a risk.
Recently, western Mass. has seen a number of house fires seemingly on the rise.
On Grover Street In Springfield Monday night, 16 people were displaced from their homes after a fire. There was another fire in Westfield that night, where the homeowner was taken to the hospital. Last week, another broke out on Brookline Avenue in Holyoke after a steam boiler unit caught fire.