Three homes damaged in two-alarm fire
Patrick Ryan, WIVB with permission
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)— Buffalo Fire says a vacant residence in the 500 block of Woodlawn Avenue went up in flames this morning.
The city tells us a call of a two-alarm fire came in before 11 a.m. for an empty residential structure at 517 Woodlawn Avenue.
Buffalo Fire says one firefighter sustained non-life threatening injuries.
We’re told the fire damage at 517 Woodlawn total $100,000 and the cause is not known.
Fire officials say three nearby homes were damaged as a result of the fire. Damages of the three homes total $225,000 in damages.
The Red Cross is assisting 11 adults.
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