05/31/2026
Press Release:
SYRACUSE FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH TWO WORKING FIRES IN A MATTER OF HOURS
🔥KELLOGG STREET FIRE🔥
Syracuse, NY – On Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 6:33 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a reported fire at 227 Kellogg Street. Crews from Station 3 on Bellevue Avenue arrived on scene and found a 2½-story residential structure with smoke coming from a first-floor window. Once crews made entry, they encountered heavy smoke, and a Signal “99” was transmitted, indicating a working fire.
Firefighters stretched hose lines into the structure and located a fire in the living room of a first-floor apartment. While crews extinguished the fire, additional firefighters searched the building for occupants. The fire was brought under control in less than 10 minutes and declared fully extinguished shortly thereafter. Thorough searches confirmed there were no victims inside the building.
The structure contained three residential units, and damage was limited to the apartment of origin. One occupant had exited the building prior to the fire department’s arrival and was transported to Upstate University Hospital for evaluation. Fire Investigators determined the fire originated in the living room of a first-floor apartment. The cause remains under investigation.
Following completion of suppression, investigation, and overhaul operations, the scene was turned back over to the property owner. There were no reported firefighter injuries.
***Firefighters had only recently cleared the Kellogg Street scene when a second reported structure fire was dispatched on Rich Street. The close proximity of the two incidents resulted in many of the same crews responding to both fires.
🔥RICH STREET FIRE🔥
Syracuse, NY – On Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 9:06 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center to a reported fire at 213 Rich Street. Crews from Station 3 on Bellevue Avenue arrived on scene and found a 2½-story residential structure with smoke coming from the second floor. A Signal “99” was transmitted, indicating a working fire.
Firefighters advanced hose lines into the structure and began extinguishment operations while additional crews searched for potential occupants. The fire was brought under control in less than 20 minutes and declared fully extinguished before the 30-minute mark. Thorough searches confirmed there were no victims. No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
The building was a two-family home that was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire damaged portions of the first floor, with the remainder of the structure sustaining minor smoke and water damage. Fire Investigators determined the fire originated in the first-floor dining room. The cause remains under investigation.
Crews remained on scene for more than two hours assisting investigators and conducting overhaul operations to ensure all hidden fire had been extinguished.
