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| Sugar Shanty Damaged by Fire in Town of Lowville April 08, 2019 07:00 a.m. |
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shanty fire at 8825 Number Three Road, around seven o'clock on Sunday night. While en route, due to dispatch information of flames being visible, Copenhagen and Castorland departments were requested to respond as a precaution. Upon arrival, crews found a working fire in the roof line of the building, Lowville Chief Joe Austin said. Building owners were putting water on the fire to knock it down until firefighters arrived. The building was relatively small, so Castorland was requested to standby at their station. Fire units worked to extinguish the fire and worked with building owners to make sure all equipment and items in the structure were safely out of the structure before putting water on the fire, Chief Austin said. The fire was extinguished and controlled in less than 15 minutes, according to the chief. Overhaul took a little longer so crews could wet down the ground in the vicinity, to make sure no embers could start a grass fire later. Fire units cleared the scene and were back in service in under an hour. The cause of the fire was not listed. |
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