Fire

A fire in Afton late Saturday night has left three dead. The Afton and Bainbridge fire departments and state police responded to the house fire in the town of Afton around 11:38 p.m. Saturday night.

A fire has severely damaged a residence at 348 Chestnut St. in the city of Oneonta. Multiple fire departments responded to the scene around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning to battle the working structure fire.

A fire at 7 Clinton St. in Sidney has left one dead, according to Sidney police.

State Police along with Walton Police are continuing to investigate a suspicious fire in Walton that led to the discovery of two bodies. State Police responded to a suspicious fire in Walton on Tuesday afternoon. Upon arrival, they found Walton Police Chief Brian Laauser and senior investigator Karl Vagts. The two officers said they had heard two shots being fired inside the residence and responde

Shortly after noon, firemen from the Norwich Fire Department responded to a fire at the CZ-USA, Dan Wesson Firearms Facility south of Norwich on State Route 12.

An investigation into Tuesday afternoon's fire at 10 Murdock Ave in Oneonta has concluded. Oneonta Fire Department Chief Patrick Pidgeon said the blaze was the result of unattended or disregarded smoking materials in the living.

Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. In that same day, 293 children suffer from a non-fatal unintentional injury caused by a fire or burn. In a nationwide effort to educate parents about the importance of fire safety Safe Kids and the United States Fire Administration are teaming up to ask every family to create a home fire escape plan and to practice it with the entire family. Read M

Bail Raised for Bugel A man Oneonta police say may be responsible for at least one of the fires started over the weekend is still in jail. A judge has raised the bail of 22-year-old Gable Bugel to $15,000 or a $30,000.

A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday evening in connection with at least one of the string of fires that struck the city over the weekend.

Common Council Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest – No Person in Custody The City of Oneonta is offering a $5,000 reward for information that will lead to the arrest of whoever started fires in the city over the weekend.