Firefighters save Family From Fire In Schenectady

[firemoose827 324]

Anyone hear about the save in Schenectady? Great save to the firefighters on scene who pulled a family to safety via a ground ladder at a fire in Schenectady. I read about it in the papers today and wanted to say great job.

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SCHENECTADY -- A 4-year-old girl playing with a lighter in a second-floor apartment sparked a fire that extensively damaged a home, displacing the girl and 13 others, Assistant Schenectady Fire Chief Michael Della Rocco said.

Six people from the top floor of the three-story house Monday were rescued by ladder from 859 Strong St., according to Schenectady Fire Chief Robert Farstad.

He said one of them, and six firefighters, suffered minor injuries following the blaze, which erupted at 9:45 a.m. All are expected to be OK, Farstad said.

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=890186&category=YTSCHENECTADY

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Heavy smoke billows from a rear window at 859 Strong Street in Schenectady today. Firefighters rescued six people from the burning building (Skip Dickstein/Times Union)

[MJP399 4]

Excellent save, and good work Schenectady. I used to work one block over from that street at the local elementary school, tough neighborhood and city, but that fire department is spot on. Training all the time, and you can see how it paid off. Excellent job.