Fire damages Auburn home; dog taken for emergency treatment

Published: 07/09/2017 @ 04:00 am

A couch fire left some heavy damage, firefighters with minor injuries and an injured dog in Auburn Saturday afternoon, according to the Auburn Fire Department. The call was received at 2:03 p.m., and heavy fire was coming out of the house at 166 Pulsifer Dr. when firefighters arrived, the department said. The blaze was extinguished within 5-10 minutes, no civilians... more

Update: Aurelius, Union Springs fire departments extinguish hay fire on truck

Published: 07/07/2017 @ 04:00 am

Aurelius and Union Springs firefighters extinguished a fire that lighted in hay bales on the back of a truck in Friday just before noon. Aurelius Assistant Fire Chief Jim Burns said approximately 15 round hay bales caught fire as a truck was driving in the area of Route 326 and Sevior Road in Aurelius. Pieces of the lighted bales dropped... more

Rescue teams retrieve person from Owasco Outlet River island in Throop

Published: 07/03/2017 @ 04:00 am

Auburn and Aurelius Swift Water Rescue teams were called to the scene of an incident on Monday involving a person stuck on a small island along Turnpike Rd. The call came in around 3 pm for a person stuck on a small island in a river. Port Byron was requested to standby at the Hayden Bridge, and first responders from... more

Pickup truck bursts into flames in Gorham

Published: 07/04/2017 @ 04:00 am

On Monday around 6 pm deputies in Ontario County responded to a vehicle fire. According to deputies they responded alongside Gorham Fire Department to 4834 County Rd. 29 in Stanley for a vehicle fire, which turned out to be a 1985 GMC pickup truck. The vehicle sustained interior and engine damage — and was owned by Jake Hershey, 20, of... more

Auburn woman burned as boat catches fire on Cayuga Lake (video)

Published: 07/04/2017 @ 04:00 am

An Auburn woman was burned Sunday evening when her boyfriend’s boat caught fire at Beacon Bay Marina on Cayuga Lake, family and friends said. Patty Bruce and her boyfriend, Mike Vanhouten, were on the pontoon boat shortly before 6 p.m. when the fire started, according to Bruce’s best friend Judy Cicora. Vanhouten was not burned in the fire, she said.... more

Fire involving box truck along Rt. 414 in Seneca Falls

Published: 06/30/2017 @ 04:00 am

On Thursday around 4 pm the Seneca Falls Fire Department was dispatched to State Route 414 and Salcman Rd. for a vehicle fire. Traffic was shut down on Rt. 414 and Strong Rd., and the first fire crews on scene reported the engine compartment being fully involved. The box truck, which was carrying wood at the time, according to reports... more

Smoking materials cause large Cayuga County house fire

Published: 06/22/2017 @ 04:00 am

A fire that burned through the windows and walls in a back room of a Cayuga County home was ruled accidental, according to fire officials. Smoking materials had not been disposed of correctly and ended up sparking the blaze, said Kristin Devoe, a spokeswoman for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Several fire departments were called just before 5 p.m.... more

Residents jumped from second-story, family dog dies in Victor house fire

Published: 06/23/2017 @ 04:00 am

On Friday around 3:08 am deputies in Ontario County responded along with Farmington, Victor, Shortsville, and Manchester Fire Departments all responded to 1533 Meadowbrook Lane in Farmington for a reported house fire. Upon arrival, deputies found heavy black smoke pouring from the home and a fully-involved kitchen fire. Three male residents, as well as a female resident all jumped from... more

Crews battle major fire in downtown Auburn

Published: 06/26/2017 @ 04:00 am

Three fires in 80 years. The Auburn Fire Department was called to the scene at 10 South St. at about 7:15 am, according to officials, where a fire began at Fast Trak Wireless. Smoke could be seen pouring out from the structure, which caused travel to be stopped in downtown. Fire Chief Joe Morabito told the Auburn Citizen that there’s... more

Structure fire in East Bloomfield late Tuesday afternoon (video)

Published: 06/21/2017 @ 04:00 am

Fire departments were on the scene of a working structure fire on Flat Iron Road in East Bloomfield shortly before 4:00 pm on Tuesday afternoon. Messenger Post photographer Jack Haley was on the scene streaming live… Fire on flat iron Road in East Bloomfield https://t.co/2VQndREFFB — Jack Haley (@jackhaley42) June 20, 2017 East Bloomfield with several area fire departments I'm... more

Shed destroyed in Clifton Springs fire

Published: 06/21/2017 @ 04:00 am

Deputies say a Clifton Springs shed was a total loss after a structure fire on Monday. The fire was reported around 9:43 pm at 1762 Pearl St. in Clifton Springs. Clifton Springs Fire Department, as well as Phelps Fire Department responded to the scene. Christopher Santy, 38, was dismantling a shed and was burning the pieces of the shed as... more

Lightning strikes gas tank in Lyons (video)

Published: 06/17/2017 @ 04:00 am

Lightning is by no means a rare phenomenon. That said, capturing it on video is a little rarer. At least locally. That’s exactly what happened in Lyons on Thursday though, as lightning struck a 3,000-gallon tank filled with gasoline. The storm was passing over the Lyons Town Maintenance Facility when an employee witnessed it happen. “Split-second, all I saw was... more

Crestwood ‘fire’ stirs debate as polarizing issue grips Schuyler Co.

Published: 06/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

What exactly happened at the Crestwood facility in Reading on Saturday? It’s not entirely clear. While FingerLakes1.com received a press release from an organization outlining the moments that played out around 7 pm, many have questioned the validity of the claims. The original story has been left, unedited, below. Calls to authorities in the area have gone unanswered, with exception... more

Tractor-trailer bursts into flames in Tyre; no injuries reported

Published: 06/19/2017 @ 04:00 am

Seneca County Sheriff Tim Luce says that on Friday around 9:52 am his office responded to State Route 414 in Tyre for a tractor-trailer fire. Deputies say that when they arrived the truck cab was fully-engulfed in flames. The truck and trailer were blocking northbound traffic on Route 414 when the truck cab began filling with smoke, according to deputies.... more

Home catches fire in Bristol after lightning strike

Published: 06/19/2017 @ 04:00 am

Deputies in Ontario County say that on Saturday around 7:02 pm they were called to Williams Rd. in South Bristol after a neighbor reported a smoke odor after hearing a lightning strike nearby. When deputies arrived, a fire was found inside a home on Williams Rd. The homeowners, Timothy and Christine Callaghan, were not injured in the resulting fire, which... more

Ammonia tank leaks in Phelps caused hazmat situation

Published: 06/11/2017 @ 04:00 am

Deputies in Ontario County say that an ammonia leak led to a HAZMAT situation in Phelps. The Oaks Corners Fire Department and Phelps Ambulance responded to 459 Fisher Rd. after residents of the property could smell an ammonia type odor and experienced dizziness. The two who lived at the property, identified as William and Kelly Symonds, did not suffer any... more

Crews battle major structure fire in Port Byron on Sunday

Published: 06/11/2017 @ 04:00 am

Around 5 pm on Sunday crews in Cayuga County were called to a structure fire at 1284 Howland Island Rd., which they would spend more than an hour attempting to knock down the heavy flames. According to Cayuga-Seneca Fire Wire, Port Byron, Weedsport, Throop, Montezuma, Conquest, Victor, Jordan, and Aurelius Fire Departments, as well as Auburn RIT were called to... more

Fire departments called to del Lago Casino on Thursday evening

Published: 06/09/2017 @ 04:00 am

Fire departments were dispatched to The Vine, the concert venue inside del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, early Thursday evening after stage lighting malfunctioned sparking a small fire in the apparatus near the ceiling of the concert hall. Magee, Junius, Waterloo dispatched to del Lago Casino for the light on fire inside the restaurant. — SenecaCountyFireWire (@scfw_50) June 8,... more

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