Wellsville: Fire strikes apartment building on East Fassett

Tax record photo of 40 E. Fassett St.

Residents of an apartment building in Wellsville were evacuated at 1:30 this morning for a reported working house fire with entrapment. Police arrived at 40 E. Fassett Street and reported smoke in the building. The tenants were helped to safety. The fire was under control within ten minutes and crews were leaving the scene 35 minutes later. No word on the cause. According to tax records, the apartment building is owned by Michael and Marcia Dunn of Coudersport. They also owned a house on North Main Street in Wellsville that was destroyed by fire earlier this month.
UPDATE: According to a Facebook post from the Wellsville Fire Company...Wellsville police arrived on scene and used a fire extinguisher to attack the blaze. Fire crews then stretched one attack line to the 2nd story of the structure, found no entrapped individuals; Also there was no fire extension. Ventilation was performed on the building to clear out the smoke, according to firefighters.