CONESUS – Firefighters saved a house from a fire early Monday morning on Dacola Shores Road. According to Kevin Niedermaier, Director of the Livingston County Office of Emergency Management, the fire started in a back room when an extension cord overheated, causing an emergency call to go out at about 12:30 a.m. "The preliminary cause of the fire was determined to be an extension cord in a back room that was hooked up to a submersible pump … [Read more...]
Firefighters to Safely Burn Off Leaky Propane Tank after Livonia Trailer Fire
LIVONIA – The Livonia Fire Department and NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control are working to safely burn off the rest of the propane from a leaky tank that burned a mobile home Tuesday night. According to first responders who were at the scene, leaking fumes from a mobile home’s 1,000-gallon underground propane tank ignited just before 9 p.m. and continued burning, lighting the house on fire. “Myself and deputy chief Alexander arrived … [Read more...]
2 Escape York House Fire with Minor Injuries
YORK – Two people were treated for minor injuries resulting from a house fire on Anderson in Linwood Friday night. According to first responders at the scene, an emergency call reported the fire at about 5:43 p.m. The York fire Department responded and immediately requested mutual aid from the Caledonia Fire Department, who arrived first at the scene and declared that it was a working structure fire. "Both occupants were home at the time of … [Read more...]
Heater Burned Geneseo Woodworker’s Shop
GENESEO – The fire that consumed a talented woodworker's expanded garage and shop is so far thought to have started as an electrical fire in a heater. According to a press release from Geneseo Fire Chief Andrew Chanler, the emergency call went out at about 3:31 a.m. Thursday reporting a possible garage fire. "The garage was a two story structure with a wood shop and vehicle storage on first floor and recreation room on the second floor," … [Read more...]
Towering Fire Destroys Geneseo Furniture Shop
GENESEO – Flames rose almost above the trees early Thursday morning as an expanded two-bay garage burned almost to the ground. According to an eyewitness, the fire started quietly and slowly built to a roar. "I was trying to sleep when I hear this crackling, sounded like ice cracking, almost a popping sound," said Dominic Friscia, who lives just across Prospect Street. "I look out my bedroom window and wow, the flames are towering almost … [Read more...]
Livonia Firefighters Save House
LIVONIA The Livonia Fire Department saved a house from a fire Tuesday night. According to the Livonia Fire Department, they responded to an emergency call reporting a fire on East Lake Road near Cleary Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. "The first arriving units confirmed a working house fire with heavy fire on the roof," posted the Livonia Fire Department to Facebook. "The house was confirmed to be unoccupied. East Avon FD was called to … [Read more...]
Suspicious Fire Burned Foreclosed House in West Sparta
WEST SPARTA – The fire at a foreclosed residence on Presbyterian Road is being investigated as suspicious. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty confirmed that the fire is being investigated by multiple agencies. "The fire is considered suspicious and is being investigated by our office and the Livingston County Fire Coordinator's Office," said Dougherty. According to first responders at the scene, the house is unoccupied, vacant, … [Read more...]
Foreclosed House Burns in West Sparta
WEST SPARTA – A mysterious fire damaged the interior of a house on Presbyterian Road on Wednesday. According to first responders at the scene, the house is unoccupied, vacant, foreclosed, and had no power running to it. "I arived on scene to find heavy smoke coming from the eaves and roof," said West Sparta Fire Chief Thomas Pearson. "Our firefighters put a hole in the roof and have it under control. Right now we're about to enter and … [Read more...]
Sluggish Car Bursts Into Flames in Sparta
SPARTA – A car burst into flames after a driver felt it lose power on her way north to Rochester on Stagecoach Road Thursday afternoon. According to first responders at the scene, they found the car fully involved with flames as they pulled up. "The driver felt the car lose power so she pulled over and stopped and turned it off," said Kevin Niedermaier, Director of Livingston County's Office of Emergency Management. "She got out, looked … [Read more...]
Overnight Fire Damages Geneseo School Bus Garage Project
GENESEO – An accidental fire damaged the construction site of Geneseo Central School's future bus garage. District Superintendent Tim Hayes confirmed that there was a fire overnight in the new Transportation Facility that is under construction on Avon Road. Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian said that after a thorough investigation by fire investigators with the assistance of law enforcement, no criminal activity is suspected. Kevin … [Read more...]
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