SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire in a multi-story senior living apartment building on Crouse Avenue on the evening of Jan. 15.
The fire department said crews were dispatched to the fire at 501 S. Crouse Ave. around 6:36 p.m. Crews encountered a large amount of smoke coming from the building’s fifth floor.
Inside, crews found a small fire in a fifth-floor apartment. The department noted that the fire was put out quickly. Crews also searched the building for additional fires and for people who may have been overcome by smoke…