Binghamton firefighters responded about 2:20 p.m. , to a fire call at 26 Stuyvesant Street. A building housing two apartments left all residents without a place to live, Binghamton Fire Chief Daniel Thomas said.
The two-alarm blaze caused extensive damage to an apartment house in downtown Binghamton this afternoon.
Chief Thomas said the fire was primarily on the top floor, but investigators have not nailed down a cause or an origin yet.
Chief Thomas said the fire was primarily on the top floor, but investigators have not nailed down a cause or an origin yet.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they tried to go into the building, but the fire was too fierce, so crews had to attack it from the outside, according to the Fire Chief Thomas.
It was reported two cats which had been in the burning building were rescued by firefighters.
Fire investigators were on the scene to begin looking for the cause of the blaze.
No one was reported hurt.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
