GROVELAND – A pet dog is unaccounted for after a house fire on Flats Road late Friday morning. According to New York State Police, one of their troopers was the first emergency personnel to the scene and found the structure fully involved in fire with a door open. The residents say that their dog was home alone at the time of the fire. The running theory is that the dog escaped from the burning house and is still outside. Anyone who … [Read more...]
SUN EXCLUSIVE: Fire Collapses Groveland Home
GROVELAND – A fire destroyed a house in a brushy low spot on Flats Road Friday morning. According to first responders on scene, the emergency call went out at about 10:40 a.m. The first units to arrive found the house fully involved in fire and were unsure if anyone was inside. First responders eventually confirmed that the house was not occupied at the time of the call. Multiple fire departments arrived. Fire trucks took turns … [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...]
Livonia Firefighters Save House from Easter Fire
LIVONIA – Firefighters saved a house from disaster on Easter Sunday at Vanzandt and South Livonia Road. According to first responders who were at the scene, the emergency call went out at about 1:05 p.m. and Livonia Fire Chief PJ Dwyer arrived first on scene to find a working structure fire. "Crews quickly knocked down the fire that was held to the kitchen area," said Dwyer. "Nobody was home at the time of the fire but one dog was rescued … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Springwater House Fire Under Investigation
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. SPRINGWATER – Fire experts are still investigating a house fire that was originally called in as causing the basement to flood with smoke, the second of two fires in Livingston County on Monday morning. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, the Livingston County 911 Center received a call at 6:17 a.m. Monday morning reporting … [Read more...]
NEWSROOM REWIND: From House Fire to Newborn Baby, News in the Valley Never Sleeps
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It looks like the winter is finally behind us as Josh Williams and Conrad Baker recap this past week's big stories from across the Valley. They start by discussing the house fire and heroic rescue by firefighters in Portage, mention some wild weather and safety concerns as we transition to spring, and finish up with the big announcement of a new addition to the Williams family. … [Read more...]
Portage House Rekindles, Flames Again Visible
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. PORTAGE – Nunda firefighters were called back to the scene of a house fire on Parker Road Friday afternoon as flames again were once again seen shooting out of the residence. In the early hours of Friday, Nunda firefighters rescued two women and a man who were trapped inside, and the cause of the fire was under investigation at the time of the … [Read more...]
Family of Four Loses Home and Dogs to Blaze in Mount Morris
MOUNT MORRIS — An early evening fire destroyed the home of a mother of three and claimed the lives of their four dogs in Mt Morris on Wednesday. Neighbors said that they saw smoke pouring from the roof of 64 Chapel Street at about 6:30p.m. on Wednesday. They immediately called 911 and some ran to help, but the fire was too intense to enter the house. Fortunately, the four residents, Tosha Norton and her three young children, were unhurt since … [Read more...]