Cooperstown Bat
Building On Fire
HARTWICK – The former sawmill at the end of Poplar Street in the Hamlet of Hartwick was the site of a fire this evening.
The sawmill had been vacant for several years before Tim and Connie Haney, owners of the Cooperstown Bat Company, refurbished it as a place to store their billets, blank bats that are in need of finishing. The restoration of the building was only completed two weeks ago.
As of 8:30 p.m., the roof had collapsed, and smoke was still pouring from the building. Crews are still on the scene.
