At 5:45 PM on Thursday, Allegany Fire Dept. has been dispatched to 3765 Birch Run Road for a house fire. Allegany chief on scene reports light smoke showing from a working mobile home fire. Chief requests law enforcement to scene. Westons Mills & Knapp Creek dispatched for tankers & manpower.

UPDATE:

At 17:45 4/6/23 Allegany Fire department was toned for a possible structure fire at an address on Birch Run rd. Allegany Chief arrived on scene within 2 minutes and declared a working fire bringing the 1st alarm mutual aid to the scene. Chief 2 arrived seconds later and did a quick primary search.

The single wide trailer had light smoke in the rear along with light smoke coming from a vent on the B side of the structure. Primary search was negative and it was found that the electric vent fan in the bathroom ceiling was on fire and was extending to the attic area.

The crew from Engine 32 and Tower 6 made quick work of removing the fan and pulling ceiling around it to check for extension while the outside crew opened up one end of the peaked roof and started to remove insulation on that was smoldering.

Damage was contained to mostly the bathroom ceiling and the cause to be electrical in nature. Westons Mills and Knapp Creek responded to the scene to assist along with Deputy 4, NYSP, and National Grid. Believers Chapel was on scene to assist the family.