By Jon Moss
syracuse.com
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A woman was injured in a fire Monday night in a six-story apartment building in the city of Oswego, firefighters said.
The fire was reported at about 8:50 p.m. at the Pontiac Terrace Apartments at 225 W. First St. It was upgraded to a third-alarm fire.
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The woman living in the apartment where the fire started was injured, according to Paul Conzone, the chief of the Oswego Fire Department. She was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse.
Residents of the 70-unit apartment building were evacuated. The building is for seniors and people with disabilities. They were allowed to return by 11 p.m.
It took about 10 minutes to put out the fire, Conzone said. Crews spent the next 45 minutes searching for any remaining hot spots.
“Fires in large, multi-story residential buildings like these present unique challenges due to the number of occupants, building configuration, and potential for rapid smoke and fire spread,” Conzone said in a news release.
In addition to Oswego, five fire departments responded to the fire: Fulton Fire Department, Novelis Fire Brigade, Scriba Volunteer Fire Department, Minetto Volunteer Fire Department and Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Department.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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