Investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal returned on Monday to a home on Ford Hill Road in Hartland after a fire that left a family of three homeless Saturday morning.

Hartland Fire Chief Tim Kuespert said the single-story, wood frame house was home to Bryan Spencer and his wife, Heather, and their 8-month old son, Eben. No one was home when the fire started and no one was injured, Kuespert said Sunday morning.

Kuespert said the fire appears to have started just after 7 a.m. Saturday somewhere in the basement and “worked up through the floor and into the bedroom.”

He said the final word on the fire’s origin and cause and extent of interior damage will have to come from the fire marshal’s office. Messages left Monday at the fire marshal’s office were not returned.

Kuespert said the home was insured but is uninhabitable after the blaze. Fire crews from Hartland, St. Albans, Canaan and Pittsfield responded to the scene.

A local Red Cross Disaster Action Response Team member assisted the family with finding a safe place to sleep overnight, food and other essentials.

The Red Cross said it will stay in contact with the family to provide financial assistance and community referrals over the next several days.

Doug Harlow — 612-2367

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