Apartment fire in Norwich still under investigation
NORWICH – An apartment fire that occurred in the City of Norwich last week is still under investigation, as officials work to determine what caused it.
According to City of Norwich Fire Department Chief Jan Papelino, the fire occurred at 6:24 p.m. on May 4th at 57 Cortland Street in the City of Norwich.
Papelino said when the Norwich Fire Department arrived on scene light smoke was visible from the outside, but it took several minutes to knock the fire down due in part to the apartment’s layout.
“Upon arrival light smoke was visible from the outside, and I concluded that the fire was on the second floor,” said Papelino. “From there the crew got inside with a three-quarter inch hand line and knocked it down.”
“We had the fire out within 10 minutes or so, being an apartment building made it more difficult to get the handline upstairs, and not knowing which room it was in also added time.”
Papelino said everyone in the building was evacuated, and no one was injured in the incident. He said only one apartment seems to have suffered major damage, though the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
“Many times when you take a house that was originally a single family home or business, and it's made into an apartment complex it gets broken up and you wind up dealing with things that weren’t in there originally,” said Papelino. “There may be doors that weren’t there previously, or closets that used to be in a hallway.”
“The house gets broken up differently then it was originally intended, and that makes it harder to figure out the layout of the building.”
He said it’s important for people who renovate buildings into apartments to have smoke detectors available in each bedroom, in the common hallways, and outside of some of the common areas as well.
He added that in this case Preston and Plymouth provided mutual aid, and their assistance was appreciated.
“The Red Cross was called to assist the tenants, NYSEG responded and shut off gas and electricity to the building, and the Norwich Police Department helped control the scene,” Papelino said. “The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office was also on scene with their new equipment to help document everything.”
According to City of Norwich Fire Department Chief Jan Papelino, the fire occurred at 6:24 p.m. on May 4th at 57 Cortland Street in the City of Norwich.
Papelino said when the Norwich Fire Department arrived on scene light smoke was visible from the outside, but it took several minutes to knock the fire down due in part to the apartment’s layout.
“Upon arrival light smoke was visible from the outside, and I concluded that the fire was on the second floor,” said Papelino. “From there the crew got inside with a three-quarter inch hand line and knocked it down.”
“We had the fire out within 10 minutes or so, being an apartment building made it more difficult to get the handline upstairs, and not knowing which room it was in also added time.”
Papelino said everyone in the building was evacuated, and no one was injured in the incident. He said only one apartment seems to have suffered major damage, though the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
“Many times when you take a house that was originally a single family home or business, and it's made into an apartment complex it gets broken up and you wind up dealing with things that weren’t in there originally,” said Papelino. “There may be doors that weren’t there previously, or closets that used to be in a hallway.”
“The house gets broken up differently then it was originally intended, and that makes it harder to figure out the layout of the building.”
He said it’s important for people who renovate buildings into apartments to have smoke detectors available in each bedroom, in the common hallways, and outside of some of the common areas as well.
He added that in this case Preston and Plymouth provided mutual aid, and their assistance was appreciated.
“The Red Cross was called to assist the tenants, NYSEG responded and shut off gas and electricity to the building, and the Norwich Police Department helped control the scene,” Papelino said. “The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office was also on scene with their new equipment to help document everything.”
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