Firefighters from Orleans help battle blaze in Brockport that displaced 30 people
1 resident rescued from apartment and carried out by firefighters
Photo courtesy of Brockport Fire District: Fire tore through an apartment complex at 3640 Lake Rd. in Brockport this morning.
Press Release, Brockport Fire District
BROCKPORT – Before the sun rose this morning, fire ravaged through the center building in the apartment complex on Lake Road just North of Ridge Road West.
Four different callers reported the fire to the Monroe County 911 center at 04:48 hours this morning reporting the fire burning out of control at 3640 Lake Rd. in the Town of Clarkson.
A heavy fire load was obvious as first arriving apparatus pulled in the driveway. Additional companies were immediately summoned to assist Brockport firefighters.
15 fire companies from Monroe, Orleans and Genesee counties responded to assist. They included Hamlin-Morton-Walker, Hilton, Spencerport, Bergen, Churchville, Murray, Gates, Ridge Road FD, North Greece, Albion, Kendall, Chili, Henrietta, Mumford and Scottsville.
Many of them were utilized at the scene while some of them stood by in our headquarters station covering our district for us. Monroe Ambulance provided EMS with several ambulances. The Brockport Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office provided drone support to examine the heavily damaged areas while searching for hot spots from above the structure.
No firefighters were injured while fighting the fire. There were four residents treated at the scene and released by EMS crews. One resident had to be rescued from their apartment and carried out by firefighters. Two cats and an Iguana were rescued by firefighters as part of the search and rescue operation.
The structure involved had 21 housing units affected by the fire with approximately 30 residents displaced. The American Red Cross is assisting with temporary housing, and the Brockport Fire District opened the doors of their Station #2 across the street to provide immediate shelter for residents while the Red Cross worked out the details.
The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation by the Monroe County Fire Bureau’s Fire Investigation Unit. The cause is undetermined at this time.
