According to Courant.com Neville H. Mahoney, 60, and his daughter, Catherine A. Mahoney, 29, escaped the fire and were taken to Hartford hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The woman who was killed was later identified as Martha Mahoney, 58, who also lived there. She was burned severely.
When firefighters were called to the scene, the fire was raging, and with the help of some exploding oxygen tanks, extremely dangerous. The volunteer firefighters who arrived at the scene first tried to enter the house, but were driven back by the explosions. Then, when the firefighters tried to enter the house again, they were sent back by yet another explosion.
After about 20 minutes, the firefighters doused the flames and searched the house. Berlin Deputy Fire Marshal Matt Odishoo said that the firefighters checked all of the "hot spots" in the house and that's when they found the victim.
The fire tore through much of the house and destroyed much of the roof and walls. Along with the two people who escaped the blaze, a dog and a cat escaped too, but one dog died.
Odishoo says that the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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