Area firefighters respond quickly to Wednesday fire
NORWICH – While an official investigation to determine the cause of a Wednesday fire that destroyed a Town of Norwich home is still underway, officials say that they're “99.9 percent” sure of what ignited the blaze.
The City of Norwich Fire Department Engine Company 234 responded to a working house fire at 1086 County Road 19 just minutes after the initial call was placed to the Chenango County 911 call center shortly after 1 p.m.
Mutual aid from Plymouth and Preston Fire Departments arrived shortly thereafter to assist Norwich command in knocking down the well-advanced fire that continued to rapidly spread.
Firefighters were successful in isolating fire damage to the kitchen and rear of the home; but due to water and heavy smoke damage, “the home will more than likely be a total loss,” according to Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo.
“Due to the construction of this older home, the fire was well advanced and ended up spreading to the attic area quickly,” said Chawgo. “I'd say that we're about 99.9 percent sure of cause, but we're waiting on the County Bureau of Fire to complete its investigation before we give any further information.”
While the Norwich Fire Chief could not release further details, he went on to confirm that the fire was accidental in nature, and that foul play was not a factor.
Chawgo indicated that the incident was brought under control in a matter of about 45 minutes, and that crews remained on the scene for several hours for overhaul of the structure.
According to Chenango County Chief Dispatcher A. Jones, no injuries were reported and Fire Police detail was handled by the Pharsalia Fire Department.
Approximately one mile of County Road 19 from the intersections of County Road 10a and North Road was closed down to through traffic for more than two hours while firefighters and emergency personnel worked the scene as bystanders began to congest the area.
According to Chenango County real property tax records, Anthony and Lisa Wilchynski are the owners of the home.
The likely total loss left the family with children without a home, and Chawgo mentioned that the American Red Cross was reported to have been working with the family.
Said Chawgo, “Our mutual aid crews and county dispatchers did a fantastic job. We were able to get to the scene quickly and get to work without delay.”
The City of Norwich Fire Department Engine Company 234 responded to a working house fire at 1086 County Road 19 just minutes after the initial call was placed to the Chenango County 911 call center shortly after 1 p.m.
Mutual aid from Plymouth and Preston Fire Departments arrived shortly thereafter to assist Norwich command in knocking down the well-advanced fire that continued to rapidly spread.
Firefighters were successful in isolating fire damage to the kitchen and rear of the home; but due to water and heavy smoke damage, “the home will more than likely be a total loss,” according to Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo.
“Due to the construction of this older home, the fire was well advanced and ended up spreading to the attic area quickly,” said Chawgo. “I'd say that we're about 99.9 percent sure of cause, but we're waiting on the County Bureau of Fire to complete its investigation before we give any further information.”
While the Norwich Fire Chief could not release further details, he went on to confirm that the fire was accidental in nature, and that foul play was not a factor.
Chawgo indicated that the incident was brought under control in a matter of about 45 minutes, and that crews remained on the scene for several hours for overhaul of the structure.
According to Chenango County Chief Dispatcher A. Jones, no injuries were reported and Fire Police detail was handled by the Pharsalia Fire Department.
Approximately one mile of County Road 19 from the intersections of County Road 10a and North Road was closed down to through traffic for more than two hours while firefighters and emergency personnel worked the scene as bystanders began to congest the area.
According to Chenango County real property tax records, Anthony and Lisa Wilchynski are the owners of the home.
The likely total loss left the family with children without a home, and Chawgo mentioned that the American Red Cross was reported to have been working with the family.
Said Chawgo, “Our mutual aid crews and county dispatchers did a fantastic job. We were able to get to the scene quickly and get to work without delay.”
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