A pair of Rochester homes went up in flames early Tuesday morning on Alphonse Street. One of them was a vacant house. The fire was called just before 2:30 a.m. Fire crews arrived to find 415 and 411 Alphonse Street in flames. Both buildings were heavily damaged but crews were able to limit the […]
Rochester’s Arson Task Force has charged a 26-year-old city woman with second degree arson, assault and numerous charges of reckless endangerment.. They say Caitlynn Acoff caused the multiple-alarm fire at 976 Monroe Avenue a month ago, which gutted the building and put the lives of the residents at risk. The fire also trapped two […]
Five people and their animals escaped safely after smoke detectors alerted them to a basement fire in their house on North Street early Thursday morning. Fire crews say neighbors helped the residents escape, with one person jumping from a second story window and suffering a possible leg injury. The fire was contained to the basement […]