Fire crews were called to Concord Drive late Saturday.
Photo by Dan Kohler
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department fire investigators are looking into the cause of a Saturday evening barn fire that destroyed the structure and then started a blaze in the grass and woods nearby in Pomfret.
Fredonia Fire Department, Dunkirk Fire Department and several other companies were dispatched to the fully involved fire around 9:15 p.m. Saturday at 8799 Concord Drive. Rich Telford of the county fire investigation team said officers were at the scene Sunday morning to try and determined the cause.
Concord Drive is located between Maytum Road and Fredonia-Stockton Road.
Apr 12, 2021
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department fire investigators are looking into the cause of a Saturday evening barn fire that destroyed the structure and then started a blaze in the grass and woods nearby in Pomfret. Fredonia Fire Department, Dunkirk Fire Department and several other companies were dispatched to the fully involved fire around 9:15 p.m. Saturday at 8799 Concord Drive. Rich Telford of the county fire investigation team said officers were at the scene Sunday morning to try and determined the cause. Concord Drive is located between Maytum Road and Fredonia-Stockton Road.
Photo by Dan Kohler
Chautauqua County Sheriff s Department fire investigators are looking into the cause of a Saturday evening barn fire that destroyed a structure and then started
BROCTON The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team has determined the cause of a fire that destroyed a cabin and heavily damaged a pickup truck Friday nea
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GERRY An electric space heater was found to be the source of a fire that destroyed a home in Gerry early Tuesday.
The blaze at 5172 Herrick Road was reported to county dispatch around 2:30 a.m. An occupant awoke to flames on the bedroom wall and escaped before the fire spread to the rest of the property.
Assisting Gerry firefighters at the scene included crews from Kennedy, Falconer, Sinclairville and Ellington.
According to Capt. Rich Telford of the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team, an electric space heater placed “too close to combustibles” is believed to have sparked the fire.