Quick response contains Saranac house fire

April 13-- Apr. 13--SARANAC -- A strong firefighting effort kept a blaze at 315 East Road here contained to the first floor of the two-story home Friday evening.

Clinton County Dispatch put out a call for the fire at 5:50 p.m. with Saranac Volunteer Fire Department responding with departments from Dannemora and Cadyville as mutual aid.

A tanker task force of departments from Lyon Mountain, Ausable Forks, Ellenburg Depot and Lyon Mountain were requested at 6 p.m.

Departments from South Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh District 3 and Peru were requested for standby efforts.

'PHENOMENAL JOB'

The property is owned by Jessica Nelson according to the Clinton County Office of Real Property website.

Saranac Assistant Fire Chief James Canning said he believed that two people live at the home.

"My firefighters did a phenomenal job," Canning said, praising the rapid response.

"They got on scene, they knocked the fire down rather quickly, we contained it to the first floor, we ventilated and we spent some time overhauling to make sure we had the fire out," he said.

Though hesitant to judge the full extent of the damage, Canning said the first floor suffered a "significant amount" of fire and smoke damage while the second story was mostly smoke damage.

COULDN'T STAY IN HOME

No one was injured from the fire, he said.

The residents were not able to stay at the home for the night, and Canning believed they were staying with relatives.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation Friday night, he said.

Canning believed that there is insurance on the home.

Saranac was back in service by 8:30 p.m.

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