Fatal 8th Street fire under investigation
Mar. 26—Niagara Falls fire officials are investigating a fatal fire that occurred Tuesday morning on Eighth Street.
Emergency crews responded to the house fire at 1628 8th St. about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday with reports from the scene indicating people were still inside.
Police officers arrived first and reported heavy fire conditions and confirmed that an occupant, an 83-year old man, was still inside the house.
Firefighters from Truck 1 immediately began a search for the trapped occupant, while Engine 4 and other arriving engine crews began a fire-suppression effort. The trapped occupant was located in a second-floor bedroom and removed from the structure, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three other occupants were able to escape by jumping out a rear, second-floor window. They were taken to the hospital with leg injuries, two with apparent broken bones.
Falls fire investigators and police detectives are investigating the cause of the fire.
