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Empty house on fire on Snyder Road, Elba

By Billie Owens

A confirmed residential structure fire is reported at 6616 Snyder Road, Elba, located between Lockport and Weatherwax roads. It is a vacant house and the fire was called in from a passerby who said he saw flames inside. All available manpower from Elba fire is called to the scene, along with mutual aid from Oakfield, Byron and Bergen. Town of Batavia is asked to fill in at Elba's fire hall.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/6616+Snyder+Rd,+Oakfield,+NY+14125/@43.0922189,-78.2174804,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d3f3eeec8511f1:0x8dd3115440501a07

UPDATE 1:17 p.m.: A code enforcement officer from Elba is called to the scene.

UPDATE 2:04 p.m.: The Elba assignment is back in service. Barre also responded.

Photos by Jim Burns.

Ed Glow

I guess "technically" your location is correct Billie, but it's actually between Lockport and Maltby roads. Snyder & Weatherwax are the same road... the name changes at Maltby.

Apr 20, 2015, 12:56pm Permalink
Brian Graz

Why don't they let these places burn to the ground, and then clean up the rubble and lot? Get rid of some rural blight... there are many similar uninhabitable dumps everywhere, why waste manpower and resources to save these shacks so they can continue to sit a decaying, worthless eyesore?

Apr 21, 2015, 1:34am Permalink

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