Syracuse, N.Y. – At 6:36 P.M. Friday June 18, 2021 the Syracuse Fire Department responded to 117 Merriman Avenue, between Kellogg Street and Congress Avenue, for a house fire. The first units arrived in just over two minutes, and reported heavy smoke and fire showing from a 2 ½ story wood-frame structure. Several people on the scene indicated that someone was still inside the two-family home. Firefighters immediately began searching for victims, and quickly located an adult female. She was removed from the burning structure and treated for her injuries. Paramedics from AMR transported her to Upstate University Hospital. Her condition is not currently known.
The entire structure was rapidly searched, and it was determined that no one else was inside. An adult male who was home at the time of the fire was able to escape before the fire department arrived. Two family cats died in the fire. It took firefighters approximately 20 minutes to fully extinguish the blaze. National Grid, the Syracuse Police Department, and the Red Cross also responded to the incident, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
