A firefighter suffered possible heat exhaustion and the family of a home at 70 Church St. in Le Roy has been displaced after a blaze that may have been caused by a discarded cigarette caused extensive damage to the residence.
We received an e-mail this morning from Chief Tom "Woody" Wood confirming the fire we first reported last night (thanks to notification of two alert readers).
The fire was reported at 11:15 p.m.
The firefighter, who is not identified, remains hospitalized this morning for observation.
Here's the full text of Wood's e-mail:
Last night's fire came in about 11:15pm. First chief on location with a confirmed working bedroom fire. An additional alarm was transmitted requesting one engine from Bergen and Pavilion to the scene along with Town of Batavia Fast team while Stafford did our fill-in. At this time we are not releasing the names of the three occupants that were displaced and had to be relocated by the red cross. Preliminary result indicate a POSSIBLE discarded cigarette. One firefighter was transported to the hospital for possible heat exhaustion and currently remains there for observation. The residence suffered extensive damage and the figured amount has yet to be determined.
