A dishwasher fire is reported at 9227 Robbins Road in Le Roy. The building is evacuated. Le Roy Fire Department and an ambulance are responding.
UPDATE (7:35 p.m.): A homeowner reports a cat is in the building. The fire is out. Crews are checking extension wires. A person from county Emergency Management is en route.
UPDATE (7:41 p.m.): Firefighters are in the basement making sure it is safe.
UPDATE (7:50 p.m.): A fire official on scene reports "The family cat has been located and secured and is in good health."
How does a dishwasher catch
How does a dishwasher catch on fire?
The dispatcher said it was
The dispatcher said it was "an electrical problem with the dishwasher," so apparently some faulty wiring started a fire or some electrical component of the appliance.