The Southington Fire Department said the blaze in a hopper containing metal dust caused a serious smoke condition inside the facility.
The duo, Southington police said, tried to use the stolen card at a local Target store after the Dec. 2 incident.
All information is provided by the Southington Police Department. Charges are allegations, not convictions.
The two-alarm fire badly damaged a Southington apartment building.
The Southington PD is seeking the identities of two male suspects believed to have stolen a massive amount of Legos from Target this week.
Southington police are looking for the identity of a suspect captured on surveillance who stole an employee's backpack in the break room.
Units from Southington, Meriden, New Britain, and Bristol battled a structure fire at a mixed-use building on Center Street Tuesday.
The fire started in a lighting fixture and spread to the gym floor, according to the Southington Community YMCA.
The caller claims to be an SPD officer and it fraudulently telling people they missed a 'court date.'
The 19-year-old turned himself in to state police Thursday in connection with a Feb. 5 crash on I-84 that killed a 58-year-old woman.
The SPD this week is asking the public to help it ID a man who stole a purse from a car and two women who shoplifted from Target.
Local police have issued multiple alerts regarding incidents impacting Southington retailers over the past couple of months.
Police said drugs and a Glock 19X replica air soft pistol were found in the stolen car after a traffic stop.
Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to a large wooded area nearby, according to officials.
Police said a man accused of stealing a car was arrested at a highway rest area in Southington after attempting to flee from officers.
A person under the age of 21 successfully purchased tobacco/vape products from the businesses, according to Southington police.
The Southington PD released surveillance images of two men believed responsible for the Nov. 5 incident.
The department Sunday night posted images of the suspect believed responsible for the theft last week of the scooter.
The 33-year-old suspect was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with multiple robberies in Southington.
The 19-year-old suspect fled police on Interstate 84 and was later taken into custody in Waterbury at his residence.
Firefighters said this week they will strictly enforce in Southington the statewide open burning ban.
With the area amid a long stretch of dry weather, firefighters had to battle a blaze for two hours overnight Thursday into Friday.
The Southington Board of Fire Commissioners made the appointments following several retirements.
The SPD's 'Peer Support Team' was honored last week by the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Association.
The longtime battalion chief, who retired on Sunday, Oct. 13, served the SFD for more than a quarter century.
A man and woman were each charged in connection with a narcotics distribution operation in Southington.
The 38-year-old sold several homemade, AR-15-style weapons to several clients, including undercover federal law enforcers.
Southington police now have portable devices that can suck out an obstruction in a choking victim's airway.
The Southington Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected believed to have stolen two air compressors.
State police said the 29-year-old man was driving a rented BMW early Sunday morning.
The department is looking for the identity of a male suspect captured on surveillance at at local guitar shop.