Jamestown arson under investigation
JAMESTOWN -- Fire officials were investigating a small arson fire set early Saturday morning at an apartment building on Liberty Street.At about 5:20 a.m., one of the occupants of the three-unit building at 49 Liberty woke up and smelled smoke. He found a fire at the rear entrance to the building.
The man managed to stomp out the fire on his own but suffered some minor injuries, said Jamestown Fire Battalion Chief Don Woodfield.
No one else was injured.
Woodfield said it was fortunate the man woke up.
"They got really lucky," he said.
Investigators determined the blaze was deliberately set and were continuing to probe the incident.http://www.buffalonews.com/city/police-courts/police-blotter/article408680.ece
JAMESTOWN -- Fire officials were investigating a small arson fire set early Saturday morning at an apartment building on Liberty Street.At about 5:20 a.m., one of the occupants of the three-unit building at 49 Liberty woke up and smelled smoke. He found a fire at the rear entrance to the building.
The man managed to stomp out the fire on his own but suffered some minor injuries, said Jamestown Fire Battalion Chief Don Woodfield.
No one else was injured.
Woodfield said it was fortunate the man woke up.
"They got really lucky," he said.
Investigators determined the blaze was deliberately set and were continuing to probe the incident.http://www.buffalonews.com/city/police-courts/police-blotter/article408680.ece
2 comments:
Does the city allow other apartment buildings zoned as 2-family to house 3 occupied apartments as well?
Great Question. Let's ask the city. Check out the "Report Violation" link/phone number on the blog and the Spring Newsletter.
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