A Webster woman has been charged with setting the fire that sent her two children to the hospital for smoke inhalation injuries and burns in late February.Officials say Mary Elizabeth Corliss attempted to barricade herself and her children, aged 9 and.
February 11, 2021JEFFERSON Last Monday evening at around 7 p.m., DOT Patrol Foreman for 108 in Jefferson, Andrew Brundell, was making his rounds while the North Country awaited a Nor Easter that promised to bring several inches of snow and heavy winds.
While on patrol, Brundell drove past the Jefferson Town Hall when he spotted a glow. Jefferson Fire Chief Chris Milligan said, He was coming off of 116 when he noticed a glow between the Town Hall and the Fire Station. He stopped, then immediately called it in to dispatch.
Milligan was working dispatch that night when the call came in.
Jefferson Fire Department Captain Larry Coulter was the first on scene. While there, he immediately requested mutual aid. Upon arrival crews attempted to tackle the blaze from inside.