Apartment fire displaces 10

By Glenn Griffith @CNWeekly

The large complex, one of the first in Clifton Park, is at 2 Hollandale Lane.

The fire resulted in no loss of life and no injuries to the volunteer firefighters who responded. An early report of two cats being lost in the fire was rescinded after the pets turned up later.

According to Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire Department First Assistant Fire Chief Mike Horner, the fire was called in as an emergency at 11:30 a.m. March 2. The department, which is located approximately one mile away, responded with a total of 22 firefighters and three fire trucks.

When we arrived on the scene the flames were coming out of the first floor apartment and shooting up the side of the building to the second floor, Horner said. We had it knocked down in about an hour and stayed on the scene another hour looking for hot spots.

Other volunteer fire departments responding to the fire included the Jonesville Fire Department, West Crescent, Halfmoon-Waterford, Hillcrest, and Boght Corners. The round Lake Fire Department was on standby at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Fire station during the emergency.

Though the cause of the fire remains under review Horner said the two end units of the building where the fire started were a total loss.

The adjacent units have small amounts of smoke damage as well as some ceiling damage where the responders had to go through to check that the fire was not spreading, Horner said. If those tenants are displaced I think itll only be temporary.

Officials with the management of the apartment complex on Tuesday confirmed two units are a total loss and four units have smoke damage and minimal sheet rock damage. They said 10 residents have been displaced due to the fire.

In an unsigned statement the complex management noted the benefits of the fire wall construction and said it is providing most of the residents with temporary housing while the repairs are being made. Continued...

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Apartment fire displaces 10