Red Cross assisting 6 people, firefighter injured following South Buffalo fire

Officials say the fire began in the basement of the multi-unit building causing $275,000 in damage, the cause remains under investigation.

INVESTIGATORS ARETRYING TO DETERMINEWHAT SPARKED ADEVASTATING HOUSEFIRE THAT CAUSEDMORE THAN A"QUARTER-OF-A-MILLION" DOLLARS INDAMAGE.THE FIRE STARTED INTHE BASEMENT OF AHOME ON SOUTHSIDEPARKWAY IN SOUTHBUFFALO LAST NIGHT.THE BUILDING HOUSEDSEVERAL INDIVIDUALAPARTMENTS.ONE FIREFIGHTERWAS INJURED ON THEJOB AND WASRELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL THISAFTERNOON.THE RED CROSS ISHELPING SIX PEOPLELEFT HOMELESS BYTHE FIRE.ONE OF THEMSHOWED US THEDAMAGE INSIDE THEHOME THIS MORNING.I STARTED FOLLOWINGTHE SMOKE AND I SAWWHEN I GOT TO THEBASEMENT IT WASJUST A BIG CLOUD OFSMOKE AND SOMEWIRES SPARKING.FROM THAT POINT IDECIDED TO CALL THEFIRE DEPARTMENT.ALL OF THERESIDENTS GOT OUTSAFELY.AGAIN..

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