BURRILLVILLE – In September of 2022 Betsy Alper and Bruce Powers’s home on Joslin Road caught fire. No one was home at the time and the blaze would quickly engulf the structure, ripping through logs and the family’s possessions to ultimately leave the house uninhabitable.
In the years that have since passed, the couple has worked to rebuild their lives and this week – with emotions that at times were still raw – they discussed the incident, hoping to help save others from a similar tragedy.
According to investigators, the fire was likely caused by a defective battery on a cordless Dyson vacuum. The six cell lithium ion battery pack had been replaced under warranty when the original failed, arriving as expected in a Dyson box…