Other / Not Specified Utica, NY – Sprinkler system keeps fire in abandoned building from spreading; Firefighters extinguish flames October 22, 2018 viking210 Fire officials continue to investigate the fire that broke out at an abandoned building in Utica’s brewery district last weekend. Just before 10 a.m. last Saturday, fire crews were called to the building on Stark Street, near the F.X. Matt Brewery, after a person walking by noticed smoke coming from the building. When crews arrived on scene, they found flames and heavy smoke coming from the fourth floor of the building. Fire officials say that the quick-acting fire could have been much worse, but crews worked quickly to put the fire out without much damage. “There was a lot of contents up on the fourth floor that had the potential to catch fire,” said Scott Ingersoll, interim chief of the Utica Fire Department. “Fortunately,the sprinkler system activated and it was able to keep the fire contained. And what our firefighters did was go in and finish putting it out.” Officials are still working to determine the cause of the fire.
