Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert, right, introduces those involved in fighting and investigating today’s Cooperstown Motel fire during a press briefing that began a few moments ago at the fire hall on Chestnut Street. Others, from left, are Investigator William McGovern from the state Fire Prevention & Control Office; Cooperstown Fire Chief Jim Tallman and county Emergency Services Coordinator Kevin Ritton. The officials reported power had to be shut off to the building; also, accelerant-sniffing canines had been brought to the scene. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)