Fully Engulfed House Fire Draws Multiple Departments to North Tower Road in Solon

Around midnight Tuesday morning, Cortland County 9-1-1 dispatched McGraw Fire to a reported structure fire at 4252 North Tower Road in Solon. Automatic mutual aid from Cincinnatus, Cortlandville, and Homer Fire Departments were dispatched at the time of call. County 9-1-1 reported the call came from a resident of the property reporting their house was on fire, they were later able to confirm everyone was able to safely evacuate from the residence.

First responders arriving on scene confirmed a fully engulfed structure fire of the single-story residence. Firefighters began exterior operations fighting the flames. Several fire tanker trucks were dispatched to the scene with a drafting and tanker filling station set-up for a continuous water supply.

No injuries were reported.

Firefighters were on scene for about two hours. Both Homer and Cortlandville Fire Departments were able to clear the scene around 2 in the morning.

A cause of the fire remains under investigation.