Officials are working to figure out the cause of fire in Keeseville, New York home. The fire broke out Wednesday morning, and it took crews more than three hours to put the flames out.The Keeseville Fire Department confirmed that the fire broke out at a home on Rita’s Way around 6:30 a.m. No one was injured, and there was no one home at the time the fire started.Volunteers from the Northeastern New York chapter of the American Red Cross aided two people, an adult and a child, following the fire.Keeseville Fire Chief Scott Thomson said between 30 to 50 firefighters from at least seven surrounding departments responded to help put out the fire. He also said the weather made it difficult to stop the fire from spreading.”When I arrived on scene, failure of the front windows caused the fire to spread at a rapid rate,” said Thomson. “With the cold temperatures, it dampers firefighting operations. Lines freeze, equipment freezes and trucks will start to freeze off in negative temperatures,” said ThomsonFlames engulfed both floors of the house. The fire was finally extinguished around 10 a.m.Viewer photos from the scene show heavy smoke pouring out of what appears to be a home with fire crews working to put out the flames.The cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation.
Officials are working to figure out the cause of fire in Keeseville, New York home. The fire broke out Wednesday morning, and it took crews more than three hours to put the flames out.
The Keeseville Fire Department confirmed that the fire broke out at a home on Rita’s Way around 6:30 a.m. No one was injured, and there was no one home at the time the fire started.
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Volunteers from the Northeastern New York chapter of the American Red Cross aided two people, an adult and a child, following the fire.
Keeseville Fire Chief Scott Thomson said between 30 to 50 firefighters from at least seven surrounding departments responded to help put out the fire.
He also said the weather made it difficult to stop the fire from spreading.
“When I arrived on scene, failure of the front windows caused the fire to spread at a rapid rate,” said Thomson. “With the cold temperatures, it dampers firefighting operations. Lines freeze, equipment freezes and trucks will start to freeze off in negative temperatures,” said Thomson
Flames engulfed both floors of the house. The fire was finally extinguished around 10 a.m.
Viewer photos from the scene show heavy smoke pouring out of what appears to be a home with fire crews working to put out the flames.
The cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation.
