The Ventura County Fire Department responded to the fire at a residence in the 1600 block of Edmund Street shortly before noon.

There are about 1,000 fires annually because of heat tape, according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

Police and firefighters responded to reports of a large explosion followed by a series of smaller explosions on July 3.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Firefighters are reminding people of the importance of proper installations in their homes after a fire in Great Barrington damaged an apartment building. At ...