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Talks over getting an ambulance service in Gloversville could come up this upcoming budget season.

A recently purchased building in Gloversville was damaged in a Monday evening fire.

A recently purchased building in Gloversville was damaged in a Monday evening fire.

The decades-old age of the building, strength of the fire and high occupancy rate — 17 residents — was something of a perfect storm for a devastating fire, according to Gloversville Fire Chief Thomas Groff.

The decades-old age of the building, strength of the fire and high occupancy rate — 17 residents — was something of a perfect storm for a devastating fire, according to Gloversville Fire Chief Thomas Groff.

The fire happened just after 5:30 p.m. Monday at 19 Steele Ave., the Gloversville Fire Department said.

The fire happened just after 5:30 p.m. Monday at 19 Steele Ave., the Gloversville Fire Department said.

Gloversville's closest ambulance station is just outside city limits in the Berkshire hamlet. And the town of Johnstown location is not close enough for Councilwoman Ellen Anadio. "There are other ambulances, but if we had one that would make all the difference in the world, I think," said Ana

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GLOVERSVILLE — A raging inferno inflicted irreparable damage on a single-family Gloversville home early Monday, according to officials.All nine occupants of the 5th Street residence — five adults and four children — escaped the blaze without injury. Gloversville and Johnstown fire teams were dispatc