McGraw Fire Department Battles Another 2nd Alarm, All-Hands Fire in Village of McGraw

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Around 8:20 Wednesday morning, April 9th, McGraw Fire was dispatched to 18 Clinton Street for a reported structure fire of a house. First arriving units to the scene confirmed an active structure fire at the residence and called for a 2nd Alarm, All-Hands fire.

Fire departments from Cortlandville, the City of Cortland, and Homer Fire were all dispatched to the scene for mutual aid. McGraw command also requested Cortlandville’s ladder truck to the scene. Cortland County 9-1-1 Dispatch informed firefighters on scene that no one was inside the residence at the time. First Assistance Chief for McGraw Fire, Andrew Harvey, told X101 News firefighters had a majority of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes of arrival.

Firefighters battled flames on both the first and second floor of the residence at one point firefighters removed a burning mattress through a window of the house. Firefighters continued to knock-down fire extensions inside the residence and looked for any hot spots.

No injuries were reported, Harvey confirmed to X101. The cause of the fire remains under investigation with State Fire assisting. Clinton Street was closed for an extended period of time as firefighter worked on scene.

This is the second, 2-Alarm Fire to occur within the Village of McGraw in just over a two week period. Several fire departments battled what ended up being a fatal fire back on March 24th on Elm Street in the Village.

Standby coverage was provided by Marathon Fire for McGraw, and Dryden Fire for Cortlandville.