Chickering Street

The fire that killed 74-year-old Frances Lysonski and injured a firefighter in Pittsfield last week was caused by the improper discarding of smoking materials. After being rescued from her 73 Chickering Street home on July 6th, Lysonski was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, where she died a short time later...

A Pittsfield woman died Monday night at Berkshire Medical Center after a fire in her home. The Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Chickering Street, in Pittsfield, shortly after 10 p.m. Monday. Firefighters located 74-year-old Frances Lysonski on the second floor of the home...