Pre-Dawn Fire Closes
Leatherstocking Market
An early-morning fire destroyed the store at Leatherstocking Market & Fuel in West Davenport, but firefighters were able to keep it away from the fuel pumps. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
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WEST DAVENPORT – Though the blaze was contained in "within 10-15 minutes," the Leatherstocking Market & Fuel store still suffered damage as a result of a fire that broke out in the early morning hours.
"We knocked it down very quick," said Pindars Corners Fire Chief Matt Rittlinger. "It could have been a lot scarier."
The call came in, first to the station and then from a passerby, at 4:42 a.m., and Pindars Corners and East Meredith fire departments both arrived on the scene at 4:45 a.m.
"We cut the power and tried to keep the fire away from the fuel pumps," said Rittlinger. "But we were able to knock it down within 10-15 minutes."
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