Provided by Oswego City Fire Department
OSWEGO, NY – The Oswego Fire Department was called to two structure fires in the past several hours.
The first fire call was received at 7:13 p.m. on Friday reporting a kitchen fire at 96 W. Sixth St.
All occupants of the apartment were safely out of the building when firefighters arrived.
When firefighters entered the first floor apartment they found the stove, range hood, and kitchen cabinets involved in fire.
“The fire was knocked down very quickly,†according to Captain Don Dowd. “We got to the fire before it got too far ahead of us.â€ÂÂ
The apartment was occupied by Maria Colon, her boyfriend, and five children.
Because of damage to the structure and some electrical issues with the house’s wiring, the apartment was declared uninhabitable.
Captain Dowd contacted the Red Cross to assist the family.
“Damage to the kitchen was heavy, and there was also smoke damage in the apartment†said Dowd.
Vera Bonacorsi of Scriba is the owner of the property.
Fire investigators determined that the oven had been left on following cooking, and that grease inside the oven had ignited.
The flames escaped through the top vents of the oven, igniting the wall cabinets above the stove.
The cause was listed as accidental.
All units were back in service at 8:05 p.m.
The second fire call came in at 5:18 a.m. today (May 31) reporting a vehicle on fire at 315 E. Second St.
Before firefighters arrived, the fire had spread to a second vehicle and was also impinging on the nearby house and garage structures.
Captain Dowd said “The flames were incredible. We had two cars fully involved as well as the vinyl siding on both the house and the garage. We had to knock down the car fires first so we could save the buildings.â€ÂÂ
He said that the fires were brought under control within five minutes of firefighters’ arrival on scene.
Both vehicles, a 1999 Toyota and a 2006 Chevrolet, were destroyed, Dowd said.
Damage to the structures was confined to the exterior siding and trim, which he said was classified as moderate.
Cause and origin investigators determined that the first vehicle to catch fire was the Toyota.
“Something in the interior caught fire, but the damage was so extensive it was hard to tell what it was†said Assistant Chief Jeff McCrobie. “There was nothing suspicious about, strictly accidental.â€ÂÂ
Both vehicles, the house, and garage were owned by Monica Lamont.
No one was injured during either incident.
All units were back in service at 6:40 a.m. on Saturday.
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