Overview

• A single-alarm blaze broke out around 2 p.m. on July 11 in a three-story house on the 500 block of 26th Avenue, claiming the life of its 91-year-old occupant.
• Firefighters from Station 14 arrived within minutes and extinguished the flames by 2:30 p.m.
• One firefighter sustained a minor hand injury while battling the fire.
• The blaze spread to the exterior siding of an adjacent building but was contained before entering the structure.
• Mayor Daniel Lurie publicly commended the department’s swift action and extended condolences to the victim’s family.