Greene Café scarred by fire, humbled owners pledge to re-build
GREENE – The quaint Village of Greene remains in shock today as that gravity of disastrous blaze that ravaged a centuries old downtown building the housed two businesses and at least one tenant family above.
More than 100 Firefighters and emergency personnel including Chenango County Fire Coordinators and inspectors descended upon 41 Genesee Street in the Greene Village shortly before 10 a.m. Friday morning.
Grappling with the gravity of the loss, The Village Café owner Erica Fleming said “I am beyond overwhelmed by this tragic event,” and that she has never experienced the feeling she felt Friday.
“You're worried about everyone. Your tenants, your neighbors, the neighboring businesses, what they're going through. Is everyone okay?,” said Fleming.
While no one was injured in the fire, the business that Fleming and husband Eric had recently worked to renovate was all but destroyed from flame, smoke and water. Unrealized finishing touches could be seen in the uninstalled stainless steel kitchen components still in its packaging on the back porch of the restaurant.
An adjoining business, The Focus Salon and Wellness Boutique, was also effected and sustained heavy smoke damage as a result.
Being the strong an vibrant community that it is, Greene residents were quick to respond to the tragedy by collecting emergency funding and gathering food, clothing and organizing lodging for the displaced.
Overwhelmed by the show of support, Fleming was clearly taken at back by the underpinning of the tight-knit community.
“It's amazing to see everyone reaching out to help everybody else. There's no words for it. It's incredible,” said Fleming.
According to Chenango County Bureau of Fire Director Matthew Beckwith, the fire was initiated within an exterior partition of the building and is believed to have been caused by an electrical wire that may have come into contact with a screw or fastener.
After being alerted by a tenant of smoke and fire, the Flemings and employees of the Café jettisoned second floor tenants out of the burning building when realizing that the blaze was out of control.
“Eric, Mike and Geoff (employees who just arrived to begin his shift) sprang into action getting tenants out and alerting everyone of the imminent danger,” Erica said.
While the fire took out much of the Flemings' business, the headstrong restauranteurs remain undeterred and have committed to rebuild their successful downtown eatery. An optimistic Erica Fleming said, “None of us were hurt in it – I can do it again ,and I will do it again. We'll be back by the summertime and the place will be even better."
More than 100 Firefighters and emergency personnel including Chenango County Fire Coordinators and inspectors descended upon 41 Genesee Street in the Greene Village shortly before 10 a.m. Friday morning.
Grappling with the gravity of the loss, The Village Café owner Erica Fleming said “I am beyond overwhelmed by this tragic event,” and that she has never experienced the feeling she felt Friday.
“You're worried about everyone. Your tenants, your neighbors, the neighboring businesses, what they're going through. Is everyone okay?,” said Fleming.
While no one was injured in the fire, the business that Fleming and husband Eric had recently worked to renovate was all but destroyed from flame, smoke and water. Unrealized finishing touches could be seen in the uninstalled stainless steel kitchen components still in its packaging on the back porch of the restaurant.
An adjoining business, The Focus Salon and Wellness Boutique, was also effected and sustained heavy smoke damage as a result.
Being the strong an vibrant community that it is, Greene residents were quick to respond to the tragedy by collecting emergency funding and gathering food, clothing and organizing lodging for the displaced.
Overwhelmed by the show of support, Fleming was clearly taken at back by the underpinning of the tight-knit community.
“It's amazing to see everyone reaching out to help everybody else. There's no words for it. It's incredible,” said Fleming.
According to Chenango County Bureau of Fire Director Matthew Beckwith, the fire was initiated within an exterior partition of the building and is believed to have been caused by an electrical wire that may have come into contact with a screw or fastener.
After being alerted by a tenant of smoke and fire, the Flemings and employees of the Café jettisoned second floor tenants out of the burning building when realizing that the blaze was out of control.
“Eric, Mike and Geoff (employees who just arrived to begin his shift) sprang into action getting tenants out and alerting everyone of the imminent danger,” Erica said.
While the fire took out much of the Flemings' business, the headstrong restauranteurs remain undeterred and have committed to rebuild their successful downtown eatery. An optimistic Erica Fleming said, “None of us were hurt in it – I can do it again ,and I will do it again. We'll be back by the summertime and the place will be even better."
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