Dimmock Hill Two-Alarm Fire Puts Itself Out
The simple action of shutting a door may have kept an electrical fire in a basement from spreading to the rest of the house in the Town of Chenango September 7.
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Broome County emergency officials say the blaze at around 1:32 p.m. Tuesday, September 7 at 324 Dimmock Hill Road went to a second alarm but additional crews were held back after the Chenango Fire Company found the blaze basically put itself out due to lack of oxygen.
A basement door had been shut, cutting off the flow of air and supply of oxygen for the flames.
There were no reports of injuries.
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