Saranac Lake apartment building destroyed by fire

Local News

Discussion

PLEASE NOTE: There is a 150 word maximum for comments. All comments greater than 150 words in length will be deleted in their entirety.

ALSO NOTE: Derisive name-calling of an individual or group will result in the entire comment being deleted. This includes the terms "stupid" and "idiot" and similar references.

Welcome to our new online comments feature. Before you can join the discussion, you must first register with Disqus and verify your email address.

Once you do, your comments will post after they have been reviewed by a moderator.

We welcome your thoughts and your opinions, including unpopular ones. We ask only that you keep the conversation civil and clean.

Not all comments are deemed printable. Some are disqualified, at the newspaper’s discretion, for a number of reasons. Here are some typical practices to avoid in trying to get your comment printed:

There is a 150 word maximum for comments. All comments greater than 150 words in length will be deleted in their entirety.

Don’t state as a fact something that is unsubstantiated or that our editors wouldn't know to be true.

Don’t presume someone’s guilt in a case when it hasn't been established by a court.

Don’t assail or impugn an identifiable individual or group. If you have that kind of criticism, sign your name and submit it as a Letter to the Editor. (There is some leeway on this in connection with public officials, but it is not unconditional.)

Don’t use profanity. This includes the term “tea bagger.”

Don’t be incendiary or tasteless. Those qualities are subjective, of course, and our editors will be the arbiters.

Do not identify yourself in the main content area of the article content form. Only by enforcing this rule can the moderators prevent unscrupulous commenters from falsely identifying themselves as someone they are not.

Don't type in all caps. It is considered the Internet equivalent of shouting.

In sports articles, do not criticize officiating.

Remember, moderators are not allowed to edit any article comments. If an article comment fails any of the above criteria, the entire comment will be deleted.

We monitor comments Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Approval of comments outside these times may be delayed.

comments powered by Disqus

October 17, 2009

By ANDREA VanVALKENBURG The Press Republican Sat Oct 17, 2009, 11:28 PM EDT

SARANAC LAKE — An early morning fire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged another.

Saranac Lake volunteers were called to the two-story building on Franklin Avenue at about 5:20 a.m. Saturday when they found smoke and flames tearing through the building.

"It was fully involved," said Saranac Lake volunteer and head driver, Shawn White.

More than a dozen Saranac Lake firefighters turned out for the long battle to quell the flames, and were assisted by crews from Bloomingdale, Lake Placid and Paul Smiths.

White said the fire "also got into the adjourning building," though an estimate of damage was not immediately available Saturday afternoon when crews got back into service.

One fireman suffered minor injuries during the fire.

The apartment building has since been deemed a total loss.

The names of the building's occupants and owners were not immediately available Saturday. White would not say how many people were displaced by the blaze.

A cause has not been determined.

No additional information about the fire was available Saturday.

E-mail Andrea VanValkenburg at: avanvalkenburg@pressrepublican.com