Four Fire Companies Save House Fire Damages Back Porch, Kitchen Of Oneonta Home ONEONTA – A fire at a home on Winney Hill Road in Oneonta started on the back porch and spread into the kitchen, but fire companies were able to put it out before it consumed the whole house, Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick Pidgeon reported. According to Pidgeon, the fire at the house on 290 Winney Hill Road, a neighbor called in the fire, which started on the…
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Loose Stovepipe Starts Fire, Schuyler Lake VFD Reports SCHUYLER LAKE – A loose wood stove pipe caused a house fire earlier this afternoon on County Route 22 in the Hamlet of Schuyler Lake. The fire, at the home of Tom Donnelly, was reportedly caused by a loose fitting on a wood stove. The leak from the stove and resulting heat caught the house’s wallpaper on fire.…
West Oneonta Fire Chief: Smoke Alarms Saved Couple ONEONTA – By the time West Oneonta Assistant Fire Chief John Quick got to the scene of last night’s fire at 687 State Highway 205, the house was fully engulfed, but the residents were safe in the neighbor’s driveway across the street. “They were alerted by the smoke detectors,” he said. “The wife tried to put it out, but it was just too much.”…
2 Transported To Fox Hospital 10 Fire Companies Battling Blaze In West Oneonta By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At this hour, 10 fire companies are on the scene of a house fire just past the intersection of Routes 205 and 23 in Oneonta. According to senior dispatcher Laurie Devlin, Otsego County 911, the call came in at 7:14 p.m. for a fully involved structure fire at 687 State Highway 205. Oneonta, West Oneonta, Unadilla, Otego, Wells…
TROOPERS: DEATH SUSPICIOUS Body Found In Burned House WORCESTER – State police are investigating the death of a yet-unidentified subject after a house fire in the Town of Worcester. Worcester and East Worcester fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire just before 9:18 p.m. last night. When an adult was located deceased inside the residence, troopers were called to the scene to investigate. STORY DEVELOPING, CHECK BACK …
Firefighters Resuscitate Cat At Oneonta Apartment Fire By JENNIFER HILL • Special To ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Oneonta firefighters were able to resuscitate a cat rescued from the fire in the Mayrose Apartment complex on Lewis Avenue this evening. “She was pretty much dead when we found her,” said Capt. Rob Latourette. “I gave her oxygen and she revived quickly.” The cat, named Oreo, is owned by Matt Baker, a resident of the apartment, was also treated at the scene for…
Springfield Home ‘A Total Loss’ After Fire SPRINGFIELD – A Town of Springfield home will “probably be deemed a total loss” after multiple fire departments spent four hours last night battling a fire at the residence, according to Art Klinger of Otsego County Emergency Services.…
Family Escapes To Safety In Butternuts House Fire BUTTERNUTS – A Butternuts family escaped a house fire earlier this evening, reported Kristin Strong, senior dispatcher, Otsego County 911. The call came into Otsego County 911 at 7:14 p.m. this evening from the residents, who had all escaped the house without injury and called 911, she said.…
HOMELESS FAMILY NEEDS HELP Father, 3 Children Flee Pittsfield Home In Early-Morning Fire By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com PITTSFIELD – A widower and his three children were left homeless after a blaze destroyed their New Berlin home overnight. According to Pittsfield Fire Chief Dale Ives, Richard Miller called Otsego County 911 at 1:30 a.m. to report that his home at 1485 County Highway 13 was on fire. “The smoke detectors woke them up,” said Ives. “When we arrived…
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) 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…