Homeowner evaluated for smoke inhalation at hospital after fire in Lyndonville
Photos by Tom Rivers
YATES – Firefighters check a trailer after a fire this evening at 11089 Roosevelt Highway in Yates. The homeowner, Donald Snider, was taken by ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester to be evaluated for smoke inhalation.
Snider told firefighters he was sleeping when he awakened to smoke in the trailer, which he recently moved to.
The fire caused the most damage to bathroom and bedroom, said Justin Niederhofer, the county’s emergency management director. Fire investigators want to speak with Snider to hear more about the beginning of the fire. Niederhofer said the cause was accidental, and remains under investigation.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at about 7:30 p.m. Lyndonville Fire Chief Mike Heideman said Lyndonville were assisted at the scene by Ridgeway and Medina firefighters. They were able to limit the fire from spreading throughout the structure.
“They did a really good job stopping the fire,” he said.
Route 18 was closed to traffic between Route 63 and Marshall Road.
Firefighters were able to keep the fire from tearing through the entire structure.
