OGDENSBURG â Two people escaped unharmed from a fire at a Lafayette Street home Sunday afternoon after a neighbor who was mowing their lawn saw smoke and flames erupt from the back of the home.
The city fire department responded to a report of an active structure fire at 718 Lafayette St. at 2:31 p.m. Sunday and crews were on scene at 2:35 p.m. According to a Facebook post published on the Ogdensburg Professional Firefighters Local 1799 page, the fire was controlled by personnel by 2:47 p.m.
Neighbor Larry LaRose has been helping maintain the property at 718 Lafayette St. for about 50 years and was mowing that afternoon along the front of the property when he smelled and then saw smoke billowing down the lane located next to the home.