The intense fire that resulted in the death of 78-year-old Sandra Reyes was isolated to one condo unit at Casagmo. —Macklin Reid photo
An energized halogen light next to bedding and cloth upholstery was the cause of the fire in April at 15 Cook Close, the Casagmo building, that resulted in the death of 78-year-old Sandra Reyes, according to fire officials.
Ridgefield Fire Marshal David Lathrop and the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services Fire and Explosive Investigation Unit ruled that the fire was accidental.
It was “the result of an energized electrical appliance,” Lathrop said in a statement, describing a halogen light with a clip-on attachment that was clipped to a wooden table near an upholstered sofa and a full-size bed, on the first floor of the condominium.
Both the sofa and bed had bedding material and clothing on them, Lathrop said.
Reyes died at the Bridgeport Hospital Burn Unit of smoke inhalation and other injuries. Reyes’ son, Joseph Reyes, was also injured in the fire and treated at the Bridgeport burn unit.
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