By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- A woman was injured in a third-alarm fire Monday night at the Pontiac Terrace Apartments, a six-story building for seniors and people with disabilities in Oswego, N.Y.
- The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. at 225 W. First St.
- The woman who lived in the apartment where the fire started was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, according to Oswego Fire Chief Paul Conzone.
- Residents of the 70-unit building were evacuated and allowed to return by 11 p.m.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A woman was injured in a third-alarm fire Monday night at a six-story apartment building for seniors and people with disabilities in Oswego, firefighters said, according to syracuse.com.
The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. at the Pontiac Terrace Apartments, 225 W. First St., and was upgraded to a third alarm. Oswego Fire Chief Paul Conzone said the woman who lived in the apartment where the fire started was injured and taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. The extent of her injuries was not reported.
Residents of the 70-unit building were evacuated and were allowed to return by 11 p.m. Conzone said it took about 10 minutes to put out the fire, and crews spent the next 45 minutes searching for remaining hot spots.
In a news release, Conzone said fires in large, multi-story residential buildings present unique challenges because of the number of occupants, building configuration and potential for rapid smoke and fire spread.
Five other departments responded alongside Oswego: the Fulton Fire Department, Novelis Fire Brigade, Scriba Volunteer Fire Department, Minetto Volunteer Fire Department and Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.