The dejected news is coming from the Ogdensburg, New York, the United States. The fire broke out inside an apartment on the 6th floor at the Riverview Towers. The fire was at such a peak that it has caused several people to be injured and they are wounded with fire. This incident of the fire outbreak has resulted in critically harming 8 people. Among the injured people, one is a firefighter who had come to save the life of others by getting control over the fire.
On the basis of the official sources, we have come to know that one of the residents is injured to such an extent that he has received life-threatening injuries in this incident. Fire Extinguished Department could take control over the fire around 12:30 PM. The fire prominently took place in the 6th-floor apartment and gradually reached the second unit of the building. He has been admitted to the Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center so that his life could be saved. He was rescued from the window of his apartment.
Ogdensburg Fire Eight Injured Including One Firefighter
However, the hospital staff has announced people not to come to the premises of the hospital by the time it is an emergency. This incident has reportedly occurred on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The police are investigating this case of the fire outbreak. As of now, the police has expressed that the Riverview Towers come under the operation of the Ogdensburg Housing Authority. Riverview Tower is a house to 104 residents according to Cheryl Douglass (OHA Executive Director).
The OHA Executive Director has stated that 85 out of the 100 units in the building were occupied. Furthermore, the investigating police officers have revealed that the fire outbreak had taken place on Tuesday, 8th March 2022. It was around 10:39 AM when the 6th-floor apartment was noticed to be burning. There is a series of statements from the side of the senior authorities of this area so that they may appreciate the investigators of this case to solve this case as soon as possible.
On the side of the police, the Ogdensburg Police Department is a reputed police department. As a result, it seems that they will find out the reason for the surged fire attack in the Riverview Towers. The police have mentioned that there were hundreds of people ready to help and it took around two hours to quench the fire in the burning apartment. Now, everything seems to be in control but the loss of the property does not seem to be compensated.
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