Disasters · Spring Street fireGloversville Spring Street fire: Dog killed, home destroyed in accidental blazeAired October 30, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTCWritten October 30, 2026 at 4:21 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Fire destroyed a Gloversville home and killed a dog.0:09The neighboring building is damaged but repairable, and no injuries to people have0:13been reported.0:14Five people are getting Red Cross help.0:16What happened to the water supply as firefighters tried to stop the flames from0:19spreading?0:20Investigators declared one hundred and seventy-six Spring Street a total loss.0:23Next door at one hundred seventy-four Spring Street, crews limited the damage enough0:27to leave the building repairable.0:28Firefighters stopped the flames from spreading further, but they couldn't save the0:31home where the fire began.0:33The first call came at ten twenty eight Wednesday night, October twenty-eight.0:37Fire units reached the scene within three minutes.0:40Crews from Gloversville and Johnstown faced a heavy volume of fire involving two0:43buildings, and the response quickly expanded.0:45Captain Ed Martell confirmed the working fire.0:48He requested the Fourth Battalion, then expanded the response to all hands, calling0:52for more resources.0:53Fire Chief Thomas Groff later confirmed that a dog had died.0:57Firefighters attacked the flames from outside the buildings.1:00That defensive approach aimed to contain the fire and keep it from extending1:03farther.1:04Crews held the spread, even as hydrant problems hampered the water supply they1:08needed.1:15Hydrant trouble complicated the firefighting, but officials haven't explained its1:19cause or whether the affected hydrants have since been repaired or tested.1:22It's also unclear how much the water supply disruption contributed to the damage.1:26Firefighters faced both heavy flames and a difficult water supply.1:29The home was lost despite their efforts to contain it.1:32The damage to the neighboring building was limited, leaving that property1:35repairable.1:36The Red Cross is helping five people after the fire.1:39They include three adults and two teenagers, ages sixteen and seventeen.1:43That figure counts residents receiving assistance as they deal with the loss and1:47damage.1:47Officials initially put the displacement count at four adults.1:50The later assistance figure includes three adults and two teens.1:54Those figures measure different things, and nobody has explained the change in the1:57adult count.1:58They can't be combined into a single displacement total.2:01Gloversville and Johnstown fire investigators worked on the cause, along with2:05Gloversville Police and the state's Arson Investigation Unit.2:08Investigators initially left the cause open while they examined the fire.2:12They've since reached a broad classification.2:14Investigators have ruled the fire accidental, resolving the earlier question about2:18its classification.2:19They haven't described the specific ignition source or how the fire started inside2:23the home.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
