WALLING AVENUE FATALITY Oneonta Fireman Died Saving Kids, Sister-in-Law Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – John Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who died when his home at 5 Walling Ave. caught fire Saturday morning, was trapped while helping his fiancee and his nephews escape the blaze, his sister-in-law reported. “What began as a fun sleepover with their uncle John and soon-to-be aunt Amber turned into a nightmare,” Erika Heller, his sister-in-law, wrote in a Facebook post…
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Former Oneonta Firefighter Killed In Early-Morning Blaze ONEONTA – A former part-time city firefighter was killed in a fire in his Walling Avenue home early this morning, Mayor Gary Herzig reported. Herzig confirmed that John Heller, who had served with the Oneonta Fire Department in an on-call capacity, perished in the blaze, which started around 4 a.m. at his home at 5 Walling Ave.…
Names Released In Fatal Davenport Fire DAVENPORT – The names of the victims in Friday’s fatal apartment fire in Davenport have been released, according to state police. Kiley J. Sullivan, 3 and Cody E. Sullivan, 1, died as a result of the fire at 498 Dehning Rd., in the town of Davenport. Their father, Carmen E. Sullivan, 44, was taken to Upstate Medical in Syracuse for burn juries.…
FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO HOUSE AFLAME DAVENPORT VICTIMS INFANT, 3-YEAR-OLD By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DAVENPORT – Two children, ages one and 3, were identified as the victims in the fatal structure fire early this morning in the Town of Davenport. According to a release posted to the Delaware County Department of Emergency Services Facebook page, the 911 call was received this morning at 1:46 a.m. Arriving at the scene, responding units found the four-unit apartment building fully engulfed in…
2 Children Killed In Davenport Fire DAVENPORT – Two children were killed and one adult hospitalized with burn injuries after a house fire in in the Town of Davenport. According to a news release, State Police responded to a Delaware County 911 call at 1:46 a.m. reporting a structure fire at 435 Dehning Road. The fire was extinguished by Davenport Fire Dept., Pindars Corners Fire Dept., Hobart Fire Dept., and Kortright Fire Dept, but an investigation determined that two children died…
Man Believed Dead In Cherry Valley Fire CHERRY VALLEY – An elderly man was killed when he couldn’t escape a house fire on Lancaster Street in Cherry Valley early this morning. The call came into Otsego County 911 at 5 a.m. and crews were dispatched to the house, where the second floor was fully engulfed. According to Cherry Valley Fire Chief Martin Field, the adult granddaughter escaped the fire and said that she believed her grandfather was on the second floor and…
State Police Name Three Victims Who Died In Cherry Valley Blaze CHERRY VALLEY – The victims in Thursday morning’s fire in Cherry Valley have been identified as Anthony Sabler, 13, Gabrielle F. Sabler, 20, and Ashley A. Tefft, 22, state police report. All three deaths in the 3:45 a.m. fire at 165 Hone Road were ruled accidental, caused by asphyxia due to the inhalation of smoke and heated combustible material. The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation.…
3 REPORTED DEAD TODAY IN CHERRY VALLEY BLAZE CHERRY VALLEY – Police are investigating a fatal residential fire that occurred at approximately 3:45 a.m. today at 165 Hone Road in the Town of Cherry Valley, near the Otsego-Schoharie county line. Three deceased subjects were located in the residence, according to the report on the state police media website. The manner and cause of death are pending and the investigation is continuing, the report said. 411.com identifies the home as occupied by the Lagasse family,…