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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Wellsville: Fire strikes West State Street home UPDATED




Photo by K.L.

Wellsville firefighters were called to a house fire at 143 West State Street at about 9 p.m. Wednesday evening. The first units on scene said it was a "working structure fire." Assistant fire chief Kevin Fleischman said there was smoke pouring from underneath the front porch. The fire was contained within minutes, he said. No injuries were reported. Fleischman said the cause remains under investigation. The multi-unit apartment house is owned by Aiken Apartments...no one was displaced by the blaze. Fleischman said the department did "an excellent job" containing the fire.