Springfield — On Feb. 8, members of the Springfield Fire Department responded to 10 Hillside Rd. in Springfield for a structure fire. The caller, later identified as John Babcock, 49, told emergency dispatch services that the fire was located in a bedroom. Firefighters arrived on scene at 8:44 p.m. and reported observing smoke coming from the windows of the residence.
The fire was subsequently suppressed and isolated to a small area in the hallway of the residence and a bedroom later identified to have been occupied by Babcock's son, Phillip Babcock. No injuries occurred as a result of the fire. Damages are estimated to be at approximately $35,000. The residence is uninhabitable until fire repairs are completed.
Members of the Vermont State Police Fire Investigation Unit and Division of Fire Safety responded to the scene on Feb. 9 at the request of the Fire Department for an origin and cause investigation. Based on the results of the investigation the origin of the fire was determined to have come from the bedroom of Phillip. Phillip later admitted to investigators that he had been smoking marijuana while in his bedroom prior to the fire and placed the pipe containing the marijuana on the bed prior to leaving the bedroom.
The cause of the fire is believed to have occurred from the absent placement of the marijuana pipe by Phillip. Det. Patrick Call of the Springfield Police Department is continuing the investigation related to potential criminal charges.
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