cooperstown fire

3 FIRE HYDRANTS FAILED NEAR MOHICAN FLOWERS Wa By JIM KEVLIN • allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The three fire hydrants closest to Mohican Flowers failed as firefighters battled a “ball of fire” that consumed the greenhouse last evening. Each hydrant was a different situation: • Main-Nelson:  A fire truck drove over the fire hose once it was under pressure, causing the flange at the base to snap, disabling the hydrant, according to a written report Mayor Jeff Katz received overnight. Railroad-Leatherstocking:  The…

100-YEAR-OLD GREENHOUSE BURNS AT MOHICAN FLOWERS Main Building Saved; Business May Reopen Monday By JIM KEVLIN • www.allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – A 100-year-old greenhouse behind Mohican Flowers was consumed last evening by what proprietor Carol B. Waller’s husband Bill described as “a ball of flame, an orange ball of flame.” The Wallers – Carol is former Cooperstown mayor –  had gone to bed when they heard over the scanner at about 10:30 p.m. that a house on Leatherstocking Street, behind the…