GENESEO – A hero Highland Apartments resident may very well have saved the life of a family dog and her unborn puppies during Saturday's fire. Saturday's fire revealed the very best in the community at the Highlands. Both online and in person, neighbors to five families in Building 4, which is now condemned, are gathering as many clothes as possible to donate. But at no time did the community have these tenants' backs more than when Highlands … [Read more...]
Highlands Neighbors Dig Deep to Re-Establish 5 Families Displaced by Geneseo Fire
GENESEO – Since Saturday's dryer fire shut down Building 4 of the Highlands on Meadow Drive, displacing five families, some of the tenants are starting to show their true colors. Carol White Arney lives in Building 1 and was not affected by the fire. She and her neighbors, which include her two daughters in other nearby buildings, began pulling for the residents of Building 4 as soon as the air began to fill with smoke. "Five families lost … [Read more...]
Dryer Caused Highlands Apartment Fire in Geneseo
GENESEO – Investigators determined that the cause of Saturday's fire at the Highlands Apartments on Meadow Drive was an overheated dryer. According to a press release from Geneseo Fire and Ambulance Chief Andrew Chanler, the Livingston County Office of Emergency Management determined the cause of the fire. The emergency call went out at 11:35 a.m. and the fire spread quickly. "Assistant Chief Steve Zabrocki arrived within one minute of the … [Read more...]
Fire Ruins Building at Geneseo’s Highlands Apartments
GENESEO – Authorities are condemning one of the Highlands Apartment buildings on Meadow Drive. According to first responders at the scene, the fire broke out at about 11:36 a.m. and severely damaged multiple apartments in building 4. The Livingston County Department of Emergency Management is investigating the cause. No one is believed to have been in the complex at the time of the fire. First responders included Geneseo Fire and … [Read more...]