Disasters · Lockport house fireLockport Park Avenue fire kills one person, leaves another with severe burnsWritten November 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Firefighters pulled an unconscious person from a burning home but couldn't save0:10them.0:11Another person suffered second and third degree burns and needed hospital treatment.0:15A third person escaped unharmed with a dog.0:17Investigators still have to determine what started the fire.0:20The fire burned at five hundred sixteen Park Avenue in Lockport, New York, early0:24Sunday, November first.0:25City of Lockport fire department crews responded just after three thirty in the0:29morning with a person trapped inside.0:31Heavy fire was pouring from windows on both floors when crews arrived.0:35The call had described flames visible in the kitchen.0:37The first crew went into the first floor to search for the trapped person.0:40Hoarding conditions inside the house hindered the firefighter search.0:43Crews found the trapped person unconscious and immediately brought them outside.0:47They attempted advanced life-saving procedures, but those efforts couldn't save the0:51person.0:52One person was pronounced dead at the scene after firefighters removed them from the0:56house.0:56Two other people escaped the home, with one of them suffering burns that required1:00further treatment.1:01The injured person got out of the house with second and third degree burns.1:05Paramedics performed advanced airway procedures to help with breathing, then took1:09the person to ECMC in Buffalo.1:11The third person escaped through a first floor window with a dog.1:14Emergency crews evaluated that person and released them at the scene.1:18That escape left the person unharmed.1:20Crews worked for approximately two hours after responding just after three thirty in1:23the morning before declaring the fire under control.1:26No firefighters were injured during the response.1:28Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire at five hundred1:32sixteen Park Avenue.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
