Waterbury, Conn. — A Connecticut man who said he was held captive for 20 years was rescued after setting fire to his room and telling first responders he did it to gain his freedom, police said ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus Fire and EMS responded to a single-room fire near Acorn Street in Columbus Tuesday morning. According to Columbus fire officials, the single room fire occurred in a ...

In addition to arresting Kinney for arson, police say they arrested 61-year-old Robert Butkus for his alleged refusal to evacuate his room at the time of the fire. According to investigators ...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A man intentionally started a fire in a room he had allegedly been held captive in for more than 20 years during an attempt to escape. Police in Connecticut ...