{"id":10822,"date":"2019-08-27T11:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T15:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=10822"},"modified":"2019-08-27T15:21:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T19:21:37","slug":"batavia-two-cats-parish-in-apartment-fire-four-being-assisted-by-the-red-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/08\/27\/batavia-two-cats-parish-in-apartment-fire-four-being-assisted-by-the-red-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Two cats perish in apartment fire, four being assisted by the Red Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Submitted image from Chris Bayliss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At approximately 9:13 p.m. on August 26, 2019, the City of Batavia Fire Department was dispatched to a possible kitchen fire at Walden Estates, 337 Bank Street, Apartment #44. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First arriving fire units responded and were on-scene in under four (4) minutes from time of dispatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions on the first and second floor of apartment #44 which was one unit of a five unit building. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The responding crews began extinguishment and search and rescue operations and were able to bring the fire under control within 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of the fire, there were two occupants inside of the apartment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both were able to escape with one person suffering serious burns. The victim was transported by Mercy EMS to Strong Hospital in Rochester for treatment. At this there is no further information as to the victim\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, there were two (2) cats in the residence that were located by firefighters that unfortunately perished due to fire conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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