The Rochester Fire Department says a house at 54 Clairmount Street was evacuated safely when fire broke out Wednesday evening, but the house suffered heavy smoke damage and is unlivable for now. The Red Cross is assisting four adults and a child with temporary housing. Firefighters say it was an electrical problem that […]
Fire struck a house at 29 Sobieski Street early Saturday…and a second alarm was called when the flames began spreading to the house next door. The Rochester Fire Department says firefighters were called about 3:30 this morning. They arrived to find flames billowing out the side door of the house and beginning to extend […]
A man who reported being trapped inside a burning building has now been charged with setting it on fire. Firefighters were praising 22-year-old Devon Michael Rose of Rochester earlier this month after a fire at 386 Genesee Street. Rose called 911, said he was trapped in a first-floor bedroom and calmly gave fire crews directions […]