No cause determined yet in 2 Albion fires today

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 26 November 2023 at 9:01 pm

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Firefighters sprayed water on the smoldering ruins at Frank’s Auto Center today after a morning fire caused extensive damage to the business that was started by Frank Strasburger in 1980.

No one was in the building at 14040 Route 31 when the fire broke out at 8 a.m. Orleans County fire investigators haven’t determined a cause of the fire yet, said Albion Fire Chief Jeremy Graham.

There were still hot spots after the fire was largely put out late this morning in Albion at Frank’s Auto.

Firefighters were dispatched to another fire in Albion at 11:14 a.m. at 312-314 West Park St., a house owned by Vickie Golisano. Two residents there were momentarily trapped but were able to safely get out.

Graham said the cause of that fire also remains under investigation.