A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly couple who died following a fire at their home. Grandparents Peter Greener, 77, who is known as Eric, and his partner Sheila Jackson, 83, died in hospital after the blaze at their home on South John Street, St Helens, on 15 July, Merseyside Police said.

SUFFIELD — Firefighters pulled a victim while battling a house fire on Mather Street Tuesday morning, according to officials. The person's condition was not immediately known. Flames were seen coming from the roof of the garage area.

A 23-year-old Massachusetts man is being accused by police of setting a fire to a house that killed a cat earlier this month. Hunter Barrett was arrested and charged with arson of a dwelling. He is expected to be arraigned in Berkshire District Court on Wednesday.

A fire that killed several pets in a Washington Township home Tuesday started after a dog accidentally turned on the kitchen burner.

One person is dead following a house fire in Suffield on Tuesday. The fire broke out shortly before 10:30 a.m. at a home on Mather Street, according to the Suffield Police Department.

The fire chief said the blaze broke out after the homeowners were trying to power their house with a generator through the electric panel.

THE WILLISTON FIRE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF A áHOUSE FIRE THAT BROKE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS ON WHITE BIRCH LANE. CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE JUST BEFORE 1 A-M. WHEN THEY GOT THERE,