Fire

He entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge through a plea deal last fall.

38-year-old John Michael Thomforde entered a plea agreement this past November, agreeing to admit to an amended third-degree arson charge.

First responders were called to a structure fire around 1:00 Monday afternoon.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

The Rochester Fire Department responded to the blaze around 10 p.m.

Responding firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the entryway of a split level home.

Less than two weeks before Christmas, a young Rochester family of five lost everything they own in a devastating house fire. Now they need your help to move forward.

The first fire started Friday night and the second occurred early Saturday morning.

Traffic was reduced to a single lane while crews fought the fire.

The initial 911 calls indicated the burning home was occupied.