A woman is in the hospital after a house fire Monday night.
A man did escape from the burning home at High St. and Johnston St. around 11:00 p.m.
Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames when they arrived.
They don’t believe the house had working smoke detectors.
Battalion Chief Eric Latimer of the Springfield Fire Department told “This time of year fires increase due to heating, maybe candles, extension cords and so forth.”
The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
