A possible structure fire is reported at 3643 Dodgeson Road in Alexander. The caller reported turning on the furnace and the basement started filling with smoke.
Alexander and Town of Batavia fire departments are responding. The location is between Alexander and Wortendyke roads.
UPDATE 9:43 a.m.: A firefighter on scene reports nothing is showing.
UPDATE 9:45 a.m.: Residents say the house is now full of smoke.
UPDATE 9:49 a.m.: A firefighter says the furnace temperature gauge "reads nothing, so I don't know what we've got."
UPDATE 9:51 a.m.: A firefighter says "we're gonna hit 'em with an exhaust fan, that way we can suck some of this (smoke) out." It is advised that another responding unit come to the scene in non-emergency mode.
UPDATE 10:01 a.m.: A fire chief says "if you've got interior (firefighters) send them." A crew is going to check out upstairs.
UPDATE 10:25 a.m.: The situation was deemed a possible furnace malfunction and all units are back in service.
That happened to my cousin
That happened to my cousin one - it was because a DUCK flew down his chimney !!!!