Byron, NY (Genesse) Fatal apartment fire 5/19/08

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Date: 5/19/08

Time: 04:30

Location: Byron, NY, Genesee County

Frequency: 46.120

Units Operating: Genesee County Units: Byron, South Byron, Bergen, Elba, Town and City of Batavia, Le Roy, Oakfield, Stafford, Pavilion, Genesee County Sheriff's Department and Genesee County Emergency Management. From Orleans County: Clarendon, Albion, and Barre. From Monroe County: Churchville.

Description Of Incident:

At approximately 04:30 on Monday May 19th. Byron and South Byron firefighters were dispatched to a report of a working structure fire at 6964 Townline Rd in the Town of Byron. First arriving fire units encountered a heavily involved, two stories, four unit apartment house with people trapped. An aggressive attack was conducted but sadly the occupants of apartment 2 were unable to get out. Assisting Byron and South Byron at the scene or on standby were, Bergen, Elba, Town and City of Batavia, Le Roy, Churchville, Oakfield, Stafford, Pavilion, Clarendon, Albion, Barre, Genesee County Sheriff Department and Genesee County Emergency Management.

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Photos and related stories

http://www.genfirewire.com/Byron_Fire_051908.htm

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story.asp...fd-98d58685f142

http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=614...amp;category=10

Writer: traumajunky