CAPE VINCENT, New York (WWNY) – A Cape Vincent cottage is a total loss following a fire early Monday morning.
The fire at 33674 Poplar Tree Bay Road was called in just before 5 a.m.
A woman who was the sole occupant told officials she woke up to see flames in the bedroom, got out of the cottage, and called 911.
“One occupant in the home believes the fire started in the bedroom,” Cape Vincent Fire Chief Bill Gould said. “She saw flames coming from the bedroom, she was able to get out. We have fire investigators here now trying to come up with a better determination as to exactly what happened.”
Cape Vincent firefighters arrived to flames shooting from the front and back of the structure. It took them about 45 minutes to put the fire out with help from firefighters from Clayton and Three Mile Bay.
The occupant, who was unharmed, has a home in Three Mile Bay, where she’ll stay while the cottage is being rebuilt.
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