A confirmed residential structure fire is reported at 6616 Snyder Road, Elba, located between Lockport and Weatherwax roads. It is a vacant house and the fire was called in from a passerby who said he saw flames inside. All available manpower from Elba fire is called to the scene, along with mutual aid from Oakfield, Byron and Bergen. Town of Batavia is asked to fill in at Elba's fire hall.
UPDATE 1:17 p.m.: A code enforcement officer from Elba is called to the scene.
UPDATE 2:04 p.m.: The Elba assignment is back in service. Barre also responded.
Photos by Jim Burns.
I guess "technically" your
I guess "technically" your location is correct Billie, but it's actually between Lockport and Maltby roads. Snyder & Weatherwax are the same road... the name changes at Maltby.
That's the way it was spoken
That's the way it was spoken over the scanner. And Google Maps says it's Oakfield, which it's not.
Why don't they let these
Why don't they let these places burn to the ground, and then clean up the rubble and lot? Get rid of some rural blight... there are many similar uninhabitable dumps everywhere, why waste manpower and resources to save these shacks so they can continue to sit a decaying, worthless eyesore?