Tioga County firefighters responded at 11:30 a.m. Thursday to a structral fire at 369 Broad Street in downtown Waverly, New York
One person was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening burns after a fire spread through a three-story building early Thursday afternoon.
A cooking fire broke out in the building around noon, and crews were still working on the scene more than five hours later.
A tenant of the apartment was taken to the hospital with minor burns to his arms, chest and face.
Investigators said grease is what sparked flames in the kitchen of a third-floor Waverly apartment.
Both commercial and residential spaces, had been deemed a total loss by Thursday evening, according to Tioga County Fire Coordinator John Scott.
No other injuries were reported.
(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.)
