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Person said to have started 'a fire in a drain pipe' near TVFCU on Jefferson Square

By Billie Owens

A person walked to Batavia Police headquarters and reported that a person started a fire in a drain on Jefferson Square by the Tonawanda Valley Federal Credit Union. The person provided no other information. City fire is responding.

UPDATE 4:45 p.m. (By Howard): There are witnesses. One version of the story is that a 20-year-old male obtained nail polish remover, had a candle, and started a fire and dropped it down the storm drain grate. Two teenagers then tried to put the fire out with a water bottle. City fire responded. The flame was about an inch high when they arrived and it took less than 60 seconds to extinguish. An investigation is being conducted.

Fred GUNDELL

Are you kidding me?? We had more serious stuff in 2nd grade, that by the way never made the news. We are spending my(and every ones) money investigating a youth dropping a small bottle of lit nail polish remover in a Rain Drain??

Jun 7, 2015, 6:02pm Permalink
George Richardson

Citzens arrest, citizens arrest! I think I saw you with matches in your hand or maybe a condom. Citizens arrest, citizens arrest! In Austin they just shoot you if you are black or taze you if you are white. They only have two choices don't you know? Pigs can't talk.

Jun 8, 2015, 9:13am Permalink

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