CICERO, N.Y. -- A Cicero man was smoking in his bedroom Saturday morning, then left the house without double checking the cigarette was completely out, firefighters said.
At 7:26 a.m., someone saw flames shooting out a front bedroom window at 8505 Snowshoe Trail South and called 911 to report the fire, Cicero Volunteer Fire Chief George Barrett said.
Barrett, his brother and Cicero Battalion Chief Jon Barrett, and Cicero Assistant Fire Chief James Perrin Jr. were the first to arrive. The chief stayed outside, while Jon Barrett and Perrin went inside to check for any victims.
“Given the time of day, there was a high probability it was occupied,” George Barrett said.
But the chiefs didn’t find anyone inside. More firefighters began to arrive.
Cicero, Clay, Brewerton, Bridgeport, Hinsdale, Mattydale, North Syracuse and South Bay volunteer firefighters spent the next half-hour battling the smoke and flames.
At one point during the fire, a Cicero firefighter had to be treated for a minor medical issue after he exited the house fire, Barrett said. North Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NAVAC) crews evaluated the firefighter on scene. The firefighter, whose name was not released, did not need to go to the hospital, his chief said.
Firefighters extinguished the bulk of the fire by 8:02 a.m., Barrett said.
The man who lived there returned home and told Cicero police and fire investigators that he had been smoking in the bedroom before he left Saturday morning, Barrett said.
Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was an accidentally discarded cigarette, the chief said.
Although firefighters were able to contain most of the fire damage to the bedroom where the fire started, Barrett said there was extensive smoke and water damage throughout the split-level house. Fire investigators estimated the total damage was between $50,000 and $100,000.
The house was assessed last year for $135,000, according to Onondaga County property records. Elizabeth Harris owns the house, records show. Cicero firefighters said she does not live there. Instead, her son lives there with his elementary school-aged son, Barrett said.
The man and his son were not able to return home after the fire because of the extensive amount of damage, the chief said. Instead, a remediation company boarded up the windows. It was unclear whether the family has insurance.
National Grid, the Cicero Code Enforcement Office, Onondaga County Emergency Management, the Onondaga County Fire Investigation Unit, Cicero police and NAVAC also responded to the fire.
The American Red Cross is helping the man and his son.
“The kid lost everything and he has to go to school this week,” Barrett said.
The Red Cross gave the man and his son a debit card to help them with expenses to get through the next several days. They can use the debit card for a hotel room, clothes, shoes, food, medications, school supplies, lunch money “and all the little things you take for granted,” Barrett said. The Red Cross determines how much money is put on the debit card based on the number of victims, their ages and other factors, he said.
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