Fire at home on Remington Street spreads to roof, takes crews nearly an hour to battle

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A fire at a home on Remington Street near Ketchum Street on Thursday morning took Rochester firefighters nearly an hour to battle.

News10NBC saw at least six fire trucks and over a dozen firefighters at the scene on the city’s northside. The Rochester Fire Department says the fire started around 3:50 a.m. and spread to the roof.

Our team saw one firefighter on the roof, using an axe to cut a hole and let smoke out. RFD says it originally got reports that a person was trapped inside the home, but crews didn’t find anyone inside while searching. Firefighters had to remove boards to get inside the home…

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