TURIN â A fire raged overnight leading to the final demise of a landmark building that had been allowed to fall into disrepair over the years.
A caller reported the building was on fire at about 11:15 p.m., according to a report from Lewis County Emergency and Fire Management Services.
The large two-story building at 6308 East Main St., at the corner of Route 26, was fully engulfed by the time Constableville Fire and Ambulance Chief Doug Salmon arrived at the scene, according to the report.
Firefighters from six departments around the southern Lewis County area, including Constableville, Lyons Falls, Port Leyden, Lowville, Martinsburg and Boonville, contained the fire in the early morning hours Thursday, but by 10 a.m., Mayor Joshua Leviker reported that he had been informed the building was still smoldering and had some hot spots.