Apartment Building, Residential Oswego, NY – No injuries reported in apartment fire contained by sprinkler system September 21, 2017 viking210 Oswego Fire Department personnel were called to a multiple-story building at 131 W. First St. at 6:42 p.m. Monday with reports of smoke filling an apartment. Crews were first alerted to smoke in an apartment on the 6th floor, ultimately locating a fire in an occupied apartment on the first floor. Firefighters and Oswego Police personnel assisted the resident from the apartment and brought her to safety. The fire was kept under control by the sprinkler system until firefighters were able to make entry to the apartment and knock it down. The fire was declared under control at 6:53 p.m. Fire damage was confined to kitchen, with smoke and water damage throughout the apartment of origin. Smoke also filled several apartments and multiple floors of the building. Residents in the smoke-affected parts of the building were evacuated with the help of the Oswego City Police Department and the US Border Patrol, while other residents were asked to shelter in place. Firefighters used multiple means to ventilate the structure of the smoke. After several air quality checks, all of the residents were allowed to return to their apartments, with the exception of the fire apartment. No injuries were reported, all personnel were back in service at 8:10 p.m. Special thanks to the building manager and maintenance personnel for their assistance during the emergency.
