Big blaze on Merrill Road in Byron

A fully involved structure fire is occurring at 6137 Merrill Road in Byron. It is located between Warboys and North Bergen roads.

The call has gone to second alarm and heavy smoke is reported.

Fire trucks from South Byron, Byron, Bergen, North Bergen and Elba are responding. Tankers from Byron and Bergen are responding and a fast team from the Town of Batavia. Stafford is on standby so is Churchville. Mercy EMS has also been called.

Monroe County aid has been requested.

UPDATE (11:33 a.m.): Two more tankers have been requested, including one specifically from Churchville.

UPDATE (11:38): Le Roy Fire Department is on scene.

(UPDATE: 11:42) Elba is called for more manpower and tanker. National Grid has been notified.

(UPDATE: 11:45 a.m.) "They lost their draft, we've got no water," a firefighter yells, apparently about one of the pumpers. Another tanker is almost there. An aerial unit is requested. Law enforcement is called to Merrill and North Bergen roads, because "people are going past fire police, they refuse to stop."

(UPDATE: 11:51) Bergen is on scene with a full tanker. A tanker driver is requested.

(UPDATE: 12:01 p.m.) A code-enforcement officer is requested to the scene.

(UPDATE: 12:02 p.m.) American Red Cross is requested to the scene. Per Byron command, some firefighters are leaving to fill tankers and others called to take their places.

(UPDATE: 12:06 p.m.) An Oakfield engine has been requested to standby at the Elba fire hall.

(UPDATE: 12:09 p.m.) Supertanker 87 is nearing scene. Byron command tells the driver: "Radio traffic is heavy and I not gonna be able to yell at you, so I'll hold flags up (to give directions). The tankers are going in and out of here." Law enforcement is called to Route 237 -- "There's a lot of traffic, it's getting dangerous."

(UPDATE: 12:20 p.m.) National Grid on scene.

(UPDATE: 12:44 p.m.) Update is requested on availability of helicopter. Answer: Unable to respond due to weather.

(UPDATE: 1:04 p.m.) Byron Town Supervisor Bob Crnkovich is requested to the scene.

(UPDATE: 1:07 p.m.) Heard on the scanner: "Joe, do you want a cup of coffee?" Reply, with a note of enthusiasm "Ab-sol-utely!" Also, Red Cross is almost on scene.