On Saturday at approximately 2:04 p.m., the Waterloo Police Department responded with the Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department to the report of a structure fire at 58 1/2 Inslee Street in Waterloo, NY.Upon arrival, flames were coming from Apartment #2 of the four (4) unit apartment building. The fire was extinguished by the first arriving members of the Fire Department. At the time of the fire, only one person was home in another apartment.The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Seneca County Fire Investigation Team.Apartments #1 and #3 sustained smoke damage. Apartment #2 sustained fire, smoke, and water damage.The building was insured.Assisting at the scene were the following: Border City Fire Department, Fayette Fire Department – Fast Team, Seneca Falls Fire Department, North Seneca Ambulance, N.Y.S. Office of Fire Prevention and Control, N.Y.S. Police, Seneca County Codes, Seneca County Office of Emergency Management, the America Red Cross, and N.Y.S.E.G. The Geneva Fire Department stood by at the Waterloo Fire Department and Oaks Corners Fire Department stood by at the Border City Fire Department.Occupants of the apartment building were displaced by the fire and were given temporary housing by the Red Cross or stayed with family members.
Also on FingerLakes1.com
-
Ontario man charged with forcible touching after domestic incident
On Saturday at approximately 11:47 p.m. deputies in Wayne... -
Pursuit crosses county lines; ends with rollover crash in Geneva (photo)
First responders in Ontario and Yates counties were busy... -
Suicide Prevention Coalition participates in It’s a Wonderful Life festival
It was a powerful weekend for everyone involved. The... -
Invasive beetle threatens Cornell University’s ash trees
Cornell University says it will cut down more than... -
Cayuga County Sheriff’s Department participates in No-Shave November and No-Shave December
Sheriff Dave Gould announces that numerous members of the... -
Oaks participates in Toys for Tots collection
Assemblyman Bob Oaks is partnering with the Marine Corps...