TORRINGTON - Residents in an apartment at 330 Highland Ave are able to remain in their unit after a kitchen fire interrupted their dinner preparation. Initial reports were of a structure fire at the same residence, however when The Torrington Fire Department arrived, they found a small kitchen fire.
Torrington police, fire and emergency services responded to apartment 6B at the apartment complex at about 5:15 p.m. Norma Feliciano started to prepare dinner, when a pan of cooking oil that was on the stove in her kitchen caught fire. The report of the fire was called in by her daughter, Marely.
Captain David Starr said Feliciano sustained minor burns to her hands from the fire, and was not transported for further care. Starr also said there was damage to the kitchen as a result of the fire.
"It was a cooking fire, and the stove and hood were damaged. There was also a little smoke damage in the unit," Starr said.
According to Fire Marshall Tim Tharau, the residents should be able to return to the unit tonight, and an electrician is scheduled to repair the damage to the stove’s hood.