Fire displaces 2 families on Bates Road in Medina
MEDINA – Two families are being assisted by the Red Cross and other family members after a late-night fire on Bates Road.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a house fire at 1:30 a.m. The Medina Fire Department responded with mutual aid by Ridgeway, Shelby and Albion.
Medina police officers were the first at the scene and all occupants were outside, while smokes and flames were coming from the structure, the Medina Fire Department stated in a news release.
Two cats were rescued, but one perished in the fire, which was brought under control about 30 minutes after the dispatch call.
The cause of the fire is undetermined currently and under investigation by members of the Village of Medina Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit/Medina Police Department with assistance from the Orleans County Fire Investigators, Orleans County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and Erie County Sheriff’s K9 Unit, the Medina FD stated in a press release.
