Thursday, February 19, 2015

GASPORT FIRE

This is how the building once looked

Nobody wants a fire to happen. But, of all days of the year, there's no day worse than a zero-degree day.

That's what Gasport, Terry's Corners and other fire companies face battling a fire at 4441 Prospect Street in Gasport.

Imagine getting soaking wet on a day like today. No fun. But these guys volunteer to do it.

So, if you live in the hamlet, be a pal and take them some coffee and hot cocoa.

4441 Prospect was a vacant building (it may have had some storage) that decades ago was a part of the once-sprawling Friend Manufacturing complex.

The assessment records on the town of Royalton's website say the building is owned by David Snediker of A Superior Concrete who bought the building in 2013. It was assessed at $60,000 and was built in 1915.

WKBW Channel 7 has a film crew on site, so be sure to check their newscasts today.


The fire scene courtesy of  the Twitter account