House fire at 3589 Pike Road on December 2nd, fire crews from almost all of Genesee County were activated to assist while crews were on scene for about 7 hours during the two-alarm blaze.
Genesee County Emergency Management officials have released a preliminary cause of the Pike Road Fire on Tuesday evening.
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According to Genesee County Fire Coordinator Tim Yaeger, due to the basement involvement, the fire was very difficult to extinguish. During scanner reports on Wednesday, fire crews from the Town of Batavia and Alexander along with the Town of Batavia Water Department were requested back to the scene several times. The second time they responded, crews used tankers and a hydrant at the road to extinguish the fire.
Yaeger says the preliminary cause and origin of the fire was a wood burning furnace located in the basement of the home.