The Rochester Fire Department’s Arson Task Force has charged a 47-year-old city man with 4th degree arson for setting a fire in an apartment building at 253 North Clinton Avenue. Investigators say Christopher Maurice Smith allegedly damaged the gas line to his kitchen stove, causing natural gas to flow into a vent shaft in the […]
People had to be evacuated from a Rochester church Sunday afternoon after a report of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Fire Department Spokeswoman Dana Cieslinksi says a crew was called to Emmanuel Temple Church at 1 Seneca Parkway. Their equipment detected high levels of CO in the building. They evacuated the church, and RG&E later discovered an […]
Ten people are being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after a report of people feeling sick on Michigan Street in Rochester. The Rochester Fire Department says the incident happened at 28 Michigan Street after a woman called 911 to report a carbon monoxide detector going off and that she had a headache. Rural-Metro Ambulance said […]