House fire at Allen and Willard Streets (Video Still from Jamestown Fire Department)

The Jamestown Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire in the east side.

Fire crews responded to Willard and Allen Streets around 11:30 p.m. Friday night to a house fire.

There were no reported victims or injuries.

Jamestown Fire crews outside 39 Pennsylvania Avenue

Jamestown Fire Department responded to a house fire on Pennsylvania Avenue late Wednesday afternoon.

Battalion Chief Roger Sigular said crews found light smoke when they arrived at 39 Pennsylvania Avenue. He said the interior of the one-story house was then found to have heavy smoke.

The owner of the house wasn’t home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.

The cause is currently unknown.

Jamestown Deputy Fire Chief Matt Coon said fire crews found flames on the front porch, porch roof and into the second floor when they responded to 341 East Fifth Street just after 2:00 a.m. yesterday. It took crews about 30 minutes to knock down the fire.

The two adults and two children who lived in the house escaped without injury, but two cats died in the fire. No firefighters were injured.

Coon said fire officials determined “improperly discarded smoking materials” on the porch were the cause of the fire. While the front of the house was extensively damaged, Coon said it is not a total loss.

Jamestown Fire was assisted by Jamestown Police, the Board of Public Utilities, Alstar EMS, and Chautauqua County EMS.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Fire Investigation Team says crews were called to the residential fire at 37 Park St in Sinclairville at about 9 p.m. The fire, which destroyed the home, was completely knocked down by about 11 p.m.

Following an investigation, it was determined the fire originated along the south exterior wall due to heat exposure from an inadequate chimney pipe in close proximity to wood siding.

No serious injuries were reported. The family is being assisted by the Red Cross.

Sinclairville Fire received mutual aid from multiple neighboring jurisdictions.

According to the Post-Journal, members of the Jamestown Fire Department were called to the house fire at 281 Willard St. at approximately 2:22 p.m. Friday. The sole occupant of the house was injured although no details were given regarding how severe the injuries were. There was also an unknown number of cats living in the home.

Fifteen off-duty firefighters from Jamestown were called into assist along with mutual aid from Lakewood and Falconer.

Combustible items left near a space heater has been cited as the cause.

According to the Post-Journal, Deputy Fire Chief Chet Harvey confirmed that the blaze at 418 E. Fifth St. was intentionally set.

City fire crews arrived around 5:15 a.m. Thursday and found fire inside the property, which housed several apartments. A portion of the roof collapsed shortly after firefighters arrived, prompting a defensive attack. No injuries were reported.

No one was living at the residence at the time of the fire and no utilities were connected.

The property was quickly deemed unsafe and a demolition was ordered by city officials.

Jamestown Police say 74 year-old Patrick Reilly died from the fire that broke out just after 1 a.m. Thursday in the second floor of a house located on 21 Carey Place.

Upon arriving on the scene, city firefighters were able to make it inside the home and found Reilly on the second floor. He was taken by ambulance to UPMC Chautauqua WCA where he was later pronounced dead.

An investigation revealed that two space heaters placed near combustible materials was the likely cause.

The fire was knocked down within an hour, and damage was largely contained to one area. No other injuries were reported.

According to the Post-Journal, Firefighters were called to 191 Barrett Avenue and encountered flames and smoke coming from a second story porch at the residence. Crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and a resident who lived on the first floor made it out of the property uninjured.

The cause remains under investigation.

A Jamestown man has lost his life early Sunday morning following a fire on the city’s south side.

The Jamestown Police Department says the Jamestown Fire Department was called to the area of Myrtle St. just after 1 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a smoke in the area. A short time later firefighters located a fire in the upper apartment at 119 Myrtle St. Firefighters were able to make it into the home and found a 39 year-old victim and his dog inside the apartment.

Fire and EMS crews tried to resuscitate the victim and animal at the scene but were unsuccessful. Both reportedly died as a result of heavy smoke in the apartment.

The cause of the fire has been ruled an accident as the result of food being left unattended on a stove. The name of the victim has not been released, pending notification of family.

KENNEDY FIRE CLAIMS RESIDENT’S LIFE

A 60 year-old man also died Saturday morning in a two-alarm fire in Kennedy.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said William Caldwell died as a result of a fire that broke out around 9:30 a.m. at 3967 Sprague Hill Rd.

Fire crews from Kennedy and several other departments were called to scene found smoke and fire coming from the front portion of the residence. Both Caldwell and another individual were inside the home at the time. The second person, who was not identified, was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.

The fire reportedly originated in a heating furnace.

According to the Post-Journal, a total of five fires were intentionally set between early Thursday night and early Saturday morning, with the majority taking place between the hours of 11 p.m. Friday and 2a.m. Saturday.  During that three-hour period, members of the Jamestown Fire Department were called to a total of four fires, all on the north side of town and all within a few blocks of each other.

On Thursday night, March 23, a fire took place at 621 East Sixth Street. The JFD was called to the scene shortly after 6 p.m. to find a fire coming out of the attic of the structure, which was all-but-destroyed.  It was the third report of a fire at the home in less than a month.

Another fire on the same block took place Friday night at about 11 p.m., this time at 650 East Sixth Street. Shortly after that fire was reported, another call came in just after midnight, with crews responding to another fire at 220 Crossman Street. Then just after 1 a.m. Saturday, crews were called to a fire at 22 West 11th Street. And then at about 2 a.m., crews were also called to a fire at 33 West 10th Street.

All the fires reportedly took place at unoccupied homes that have been vacant and/or condemned.

Police confirmed over the weekend that all five fires were intentionally set and are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect or suspects.

In addition to the five fires on Thursday and Friday nights, another fire was intentionally set at a vacant house at 441 Winsor Street on Wednesday morning, but damp conditions prevented it from growing larger.

Anyone with information involving suspicious activity connected to any of fires is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department’s tips line at 483-8477.