Fire on the 10th floor in Rochester
(Rochester Fire Department photo, Twitter)
HighRise Ops Staff
ROCHESTER, New York – WROC reports that one person is dead after a fire in a downtown high-rise in Rochester.
The fire was on the 10th floor of the Andrews Terrace apartment building on St. Paul Street.
Firefighters responded to the scene at 6:48 p.m.
RFD on location with 2-2-2 alarm on St. Paul St….the fire is now under control. @IAFF1071 @CityRochesterNY @News_8 @news10nbc @13WHAM @SPECNewsROC @mcfw pic.twitter.com/VPhJGg0NjJ
— RochesterNYFD (@RFDPIO1) February 20, 2021
A second-alarm was struck within 10 minutes due to building size and occupancy.
One person was found dead inside the fire apartment where the fire was located.
The fire was extinguished in 30 minutes and held to the apartment of origin.
