UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV)- Utica fire officials say seven people were transported to area hospitals after an early morning fire at the Michael Walsh on Gray Ave. in Utica.
No word on the condition of the victims, but we’re told the injuries are not expected to be critical.
Fire crews had to rescue a woman and two children from the second story of the building. They put up ladders and broke windows to get the victims out.
The fire started at 4:49 a.m. It was under control in about an hour.
Centro buses were brought in to temporarily place residents and keep them warm.
An electrician was called in this morning. Fire officials say water was leaking from the upper floors, to the outlets in the lower floors.
The fire was contained to one apartment on the second floor, but there is smoke and water damage in other apartments.
No word yet on a cause, or exactly when residents can get back in their homes
Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.
Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.
He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.
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