James McClendon
syracuse.com
(MCT)
Syracuse, N.Y. — Two residents and two firefighters were injured intwo separate early-morning house firesin Syracuse, fire officials said.
In the first fire, firefighters responded at about 4:49 a.m. to a house fire at 306 Burdick Ave., Syracuse Fire Deputy Chief John Kane said Friday in a news release.
Firefighters responded to the fire in 3 minutes and reported heavy flames in the basement of the single-family home, Kane said.
Two residents were in home, but they were able to escape before firefighters arrived, Kane said. They suffered minor injuries, and were taken to a local hospital for evaluation, he said.
Conditions inside the house quickly deteriorated, and fire officials decided to temporarily pull firefighters from the building and extinguish the flames from the outside, Kane said.
Crews got back inside the home once the flames were under control, Kane said. It took about 30 minutes to fully put out the fire. The significant volume of fire led fire officials to call an extra engine to the scene.
A firefighter also suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
In the second fire, firefighters at Fire Station 10 just before 6 a.m. noticed smoke and flames coming from a house next door at 2018 East Genesee St., Kane said.
The occupants of the building were quickly evacuated while crews worked to extinguish the flames, Kane said.
Conditions in that building also deteriorated quickly, and firefighters had to be pulled, Kane said.
It took several hours to completely put out the fire, and the damage to the building was significant, Kane said.
Firefighters used several master stream devices, which are capable of delivering more than 350 gallons of water per minute each.
A firefighter suffered minor injuries.
The local chapter of the American Red Cross will be assisting displaced residents from both fires.
National Grid, AMR ambulance and the Syracuse police also responded to both fires, Kane said.
The Fire Investigation Bureau is working to determine the origin and cause of each fire.
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