House fire in Oxford deemed a total loss
OXFORD – A family is left homeless Thursday night after a structure fire ravaged through a two-story wood frame house in the Town of Oxford.
At approximately 3:15 on Thursday, Jan. 23, fire crews from multiple townships were summoned the scene of the blaze at 611 Owlville road, approximately 10 miles southeast of the Village of Oxford.
Shortly after the initial call at approximately 3:30 p.m., Chenango County Fire Mutual Aid Dispatchers requested Engine 262 from the Town of Brisben to set up water supply and pump out of a pond on nearby Kilroy Road.
In addition to the supplemental Engines, tankers from Greene, Brisben and Oxford and Bainbridge were all requested and en route to assist the Oxford volunteer fire company, who was first to the scene. Tankers traveled to and from the satellite pumping station on Kilroy to the scene, about two miles away.
Oxford Fire Chief Michael Cobb said, “The ice on top of the pond was about ten inches thick, but we were able to penetrate the surface with chainsaws to pump into the tankers.”
According to Chenango County Emergency Services Coordinator A. Wesly Jones, the structure was fully involved upon the arrival of emergence personnel. Said Jones, “Within approximately 20 minutes of arrival, the structure was on the ground and a total loss. From there on it was a matter of containment and personnel safety.”
Workers from NYSEG were called to the working fire to disconnect mains service to the property at approximately 3:45 p.m.
While the home is considered a total loss, Jones indicated that there were no injuries or fatalities to report.
According to Chenango County real property tax records, the property owned is by Michael and Katherine Ryan.
“At this time we think that the homeowner may have been in the process of thawing some frozen plumbing within the home that occurred as a result of the colds temperatures,” said Chief Cobb.
Cobb added that it was unfortunate and that he has sympathy for the loss of the Ryan's home, and that the fire was a classic example of the dangers of winter-related alternate heating sources. “We need to educate people on the proper way deal with problems that are brought about by the frigid temperatures.”
All crews were complete at the scene and returning to their companies shortly after 6 p.m. according to dispatch records.
According to Chenango County Supervisor of Fire Investigation Clifford Jones, the exact cause of the fire is under investigation press time Friday morning. Fire coordinators and investigators were summoned at the time of the fire, but called off shortly after.
At approximately 9 p.m., the Oxford Fire Company was once again called to the scene to assess and extinguish a rekindling of the scene.
“It's not uncommon for a fire to rekindle or reignite where there is an entire house-worth of debris smoldering,” noted Jones.
At approximately 3:15 on Thursday, Jan. 23, fire crews from multiple townships were summoned the scene of the blaze at 611 Owlville road, approximately 10 miles southeast of the Village of Oxford.
Shortly after the initial call at approximately 3:30 p.m., Chenango County Fire Mutual Aid Dispatchers requested Engine 262 from the Town of Brisben to set up water supply and pump out of a pond on nearby Kilroy Road.
In addition to the supplemental Engines, tankers from Greene, Brisben and Oxford and Bainbridge were all requested and en route to assist the Oxford volunteer fire company, who was first to the scene. Tankers traveled to and from the satellite pumping station on Kilroy to the scene, about two miles away.
Oxford Fire Chief Michael Cobb said, “The ice on top of the pond was about ten inches thick, but we were able to penetrate the surface with chainsaws to pump into the tankers.”
According to Chenango County Emergency Services Coordinator A. Wesly Jones, the structure was fully involved upon the arrival of emergence personnel. Said Jones, “Within approximately 20 minutes of arrival, the structure was on the ground and a total loss. From there on it was a matter of containment and personnel safety.”
Workers from NYSEG were called to the working fire to disconnect mains service to the property at approximately 3:45 p.m.
While the home is considered a total loss, Jones indicated that there were no injuries or fatalities to report.
According to Chenango County real property tax records, the property owned is by Michael and Katherine Ryan.
“At this time we think that the homeowner may have been in the process of thawing some frozen plumbing within the home that occurred as a result of the colds temperatures,” said Chief Cobb.
Cobb added that it was unfortunate and that he has sympathy for the loss of the Ryan's home, and that the fire was a classic example of the dangers of winter-related alternate heating sources. “We need to educate people on the proper way deal with problems that are brought about by the frigid temperatures.”
All crews were complete at the scene and returning to their companies shortly after 6 p.m. according to dispatch records.
According to Chenango County Supervisor of Fire Investigation Clifford Jones, the exact cause of the fire is under investigation press time Friday morning. Fire coordinators and investigators were summoned at the time of the fire, but called off shortly after.
At approximately 9 p.m., the Oxford Fire Company was once again called to the scene to assess and extinguish a rekindling of the scene.
“It's not uncommon for a fire to rekindle or reignite where there is an entire house-worth of debris smoldering,” noted Jones.
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