Fire

Emergency crews are working to extinguish a fire at the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, according to reports.

There were plumes of smoke rising above the Otsego County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday but the fire wasn’t at their headquarters.

A massive fire that wrecked a downtown Binghamton furniture store may have started in a delivery area. The blaze at Ellis Brothers at 162 Water Street was discovered shortly after seven o'clock this morning. Assistant fire chief Mark Whalen says the business owner told fire department officials he received an alarm "a little after seven...

A fire early Monday morning destroyed Sundae's Restaurant on State Route 23 in Grand Gorge. The blaze was reported at 3:30 a.m. and when crews arrived the building was fully involved.

A month-long criminal investigation led to three arrests in connection to a May 1 fire in Hartwick. Claud Folds, 63, Jeremy Folds, 20, both of Hartwick, and Adelbert Cleveland, 48, of Cooperstown, are each charged with 3rd degree arson, 2nd degree insurance fraud and 4th degree conspiracy.

The fire that heavily damaged the Upturn Industries machine shop in Bainbridge on Thursday was found to be caused by a lightning strike, according to published reports.

West Oneonta fire officials say there was a fire overnight in a bunkhouse at the Cooperstown All Star Village on State Highway 23 in Oneonta.

New York conservation officials say continuing dry weather has raised the danger of wildfires and is advising rural and suburban residents that all residential brush burning is prohibited during the usually high fire risk period through May 14.

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.