WILL LOWERY SAYS IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER 11 Monday night HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD THEN SAW FLAMES SOT: I KNOW THERE’S AN OLD MAN WHO STAY UPSTAIRS I COULDNT’ GET TO HIM HE SAYS SOON AFTGER THE ENTIRE APARTMENT BUILDING ON NIAGARA STREET IN THE FALLS WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES HE HEARD HIS NEIGHBOR SCREAMING FOR HELP— AND HE TRIED TO GET TO HIM…..
SOT: HE WAS AN OLDER GUY I HEARD HIM SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT PLASTIC HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO JUMP— HE COULDNT’ GET OUT THROUGH THE FRONT BUT LOWERY SAYS THE FLAMES WERE SO HOT— HE WASN’T ABLE TO HELP HIS NEIGHBOR.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER.
SOT: THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD GET INSIDE Niagara Falls FIRE CHIEF JOE PEDULLA SAYS A PERSON’S BODY WAS RECOVERED THIS MORNING NEIGHBORS SAY IT’S WADE—THEIR LONGTIME NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND KYLE SAYS HE HAD JUST TAKEN WADE TO THE FALLS YESTERDAY SOT: IT’S SAD I’M STILL TRYING TO PROCESS EVERYTHING NEIGHBORS SAY RECENTLY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROWING FIREWORKS THROUGH SOME HOMES IN THE AREA FIRE CHIEF PEDULLA SAYS A FIRE THAT BROKE OUT A COUPLE DAYS AGO ACROSS THE STREET WAS CAUSED BY FIREWORKS— THE CHIEF IS NOT RULING ANYTHING OUT SOT: WE’RE LOOKING INTO EVERYTHING STANDUP: NF FIRE CHIEF JOE PADULLA TELLS ME THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE GOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE SOMEONE CALLED 911 HE SAYS THE FD WAS HERE WITHIN 90 SECONDS BUT SAYS IF THAT CALL WAS PLACED A LITTLE EARLIER THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT OUTCOME HB 7EWN One person dead after Falls fire.
Hannah Buehler reports.
INVESTIGATORS ARETRYING TO DETERMINETHE EXACT CAUSE OFA DEADLY HOUSE FIREIN NIAGARA FALLS.YOU CAN SEE INTENSEFLAMES SHOOTINGTHROUGH THE ROOFOVERNIGHT ONNIAGARA STREET.SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERHANNAH BUEHLERHAS MORE ON WHATINVESTIGAOTS ARESAYING ABOUT THEVICTIM... AND THEFIRE... WHICHDESTROYED THREESEPARATE BUILDINGS.:00:151:21SOT: I HEAR HIMSAYING HE COULDNT'GET THROUGH SO WEGOT A LADDER AND BYTHE TIME WE GOT ALADDER IT WAS TOOHOTWILL LOWERY SAYS ITWAS SHORTLY AFTER11 MONDAY NIGHT HEHEARD A LOUD BOOMIN HIS NEIGHBORHOODTHEN SAW FLAMESSOT: IT'S ON MYCONCIOUS KNOWING IHEARD HIM BUT ICOULDN'T GET TO HIMI DIDN'T KNOW WHATWINDOW HE WAS INHE SAYS SOONAFTGER THE ENTIREAPARTMENT BUILDINGON NIAGARA STREETIN THE FALLS WASENGULFED IN FLAMESHE HEARD HISNEIGHBORSCREAMING FORHELPAND HE TRIED TO GETTO HIM...SOT: HE COULDN'TSEE ----HE WAS ANOLDER GUYI HEARD HIM SAYINGSOMETHING ABOUTPLASTICHE WOULD HAVE HADTO JUMP HECOULDNT' GET OUTTHROUGH THE FRONTBUT LOWERY SAYSTHE FLAMES WERE SOHOTHE WASN'T ABLE TOHELP HIS NEIGHBOR.THE FIREDEPARTMENTSHOWED UP SHORTLYAFTER.SOT: THE FIRE WAS SOINTENSE THERE WASNO WAY WE COULDGET INSIDENIAGARA FALLS FIRECHIEF JOE PEDULLASAYS A PERSON'SBODY WASRECOVERED THISMORNINGNEIGHBORS SAY IT'SWADETHEIRLONGTIME NEIGHBORAND FRIEKYLE SAYS HE HADJUST TAKEN WADE TOTHE FALLS YESTERDAYSOT: IT'S SAD I'M STILLTRYING TO PROCESSEVERYTHINGNEIGHBORS SAYRECENTLY PEOPLEHAVE BEEN THROWINGFIREWORKS THROUGHSOME HOMES IN THEAREAFIRE CHIEF PEDULLASAYS A FIRE THATBROKE OUT A COUPLEDAYS AGO ACROSSTHE STREET WASCAUSED BYFIREWORKSTHE CHIEF IS NOTRULING ANYTHING OUTSTANDUP: NF FIRECHIEF JOE PADULLATELLS ME THE FIREAPPEARED TO BEGOING FOR QUITESOME TIME BEFORESOMEONE CALLED 911HE SAYS THE FD WASHERE WITHIN 90SECONDS BUT SAYS IFTHAT CALL WAPLACED A LITTLEEARLIER THERE MAYHAVE BEEN ADIFFERENT OUTCOMEHB 7EWNNOW TO A SUMME
