SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Everyone made it out okay after a fire at a home in Springfield on Sunday. Springfield Fire Department rescued a cat stuck inside a vehicle According to the Springfield Fire Department, the fire happened around 5:30 p.m. on Bairdcrest Road. The fire started in the back of the home and when they got there, it was quickly spreading. Fire crews were able to put the fire out and no one was hurt. An investigation revealed that the cause of the fire was the improper disposal of charcoal barbecue briquettes in a trash barrel. Local News Headlines Correction officer arrested after allegedly smuggling drugs into Massachusetts prison Barbecue materials cause house fire in Springfield Six Flags New England offers ghoulish delights for final night of Fright Fest How to manage election anxiety as Presidential Election nears WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.