SCHENECTADY, NY (WRGB) — Two people were injured in a fire on Foster Avenue Thursday afternoon, and a total of six people were displaced.
The Schenectady Fire Department was dispatched to 1668 Foster Ave. at 14:41 for a caller reporting smoke and flames from the basement. First arriving crews reported smoke from the rear of the structure and a basement fire. The crews stretched multiple lines and made a quick attack. There was a minor extension to a first-floor bathroom, which resulted in minor damage.
One injured person was treated and released, and the second was taken to Albany Medical Center with burns to his head, hands, face, mid area, and knees. No firefighters were injured…