Four-Alarm Fire Damages Buildings in Buffalo, NY

    May 2, 2025
    Buffalo firefighters battled the downtown blaze for more than four hours before bringing it under control.

    A four-alarm fire caused extensive damage to several buildings in downtown Buffalo Thursday afternoon.

    Firefighters initiated an interior attack, but were evacuated when conditions changed, WIVB reported.

    Flames were observed several floors up and it was difficult for crews to access it.

    All downtown courthouses as well as county buildings were closed due to the incident.

    It took firefighters several hours to bring the fire under control.

    Buffalo fire officials reported at least four buildings sustained extensive damage including one on Church Street where the loss was set at $4.6 million while the Prudential Building suffered $900,000 million.

    A firefighter suffered dehydtation during the operation.

    The fire remains under control. 

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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