Apartment Building, Residential Watertown, NY – Sprinkler contain apartment fire while firefighters battle series of arson fires September 8, 2015 viking210 … The car fires in the city were reported as firefighters worked at 308 Creekwood Drive, Watertown. Crews were dispatched about 12:35 a.m. Saturday as flames shot from the building’s rear, which sustained major damage. “The whole backyard was lit up,” said Hamilton A. Hewitt, who lives next door to the building’s apartment 6, where the fire began on a back patio and which sustained the most damage. Nobody was injured in the apartment fire. Mr. Hewitt said several neighbors were checking doors to ensure people had left the building and helped an elderly woman get out in time. Brittany A. Brady-Davis, who lived across the street, said she was initially worried about the children inside. “It’s scary having it that close,” she said. At the scene, Battalion Chief Matthew R. Timerman said the building’s sprinkler system and firewalls prevented the damage from spreading to other portions of the building. “Without them, we lose at least three apartments, if not the whole building,” he said. Fort Drum fire crews also aided at the apartment scene. Chief Herman’s statement Saturday about the fire said the cause is currently listed as undetermined. Nobody was injured in the three vehicle fires. The city fire department asked that those with information about the vehicle fires contact them at 315-782-3211 or city police at 782-2233.
