SARANAC LAKE — A fire at the Consolidated Electrical Distributors-Twin Electric Supply and ADK Solar building on Broadway in Saranac Lake collapsed the roof of the electrical company building, damaged the nearby Aubuchon hardware store, shot massive towers of flames into the sky and was fought by fire departments from three counties early Wednesday morning.
Firefighters got a call about the fire at 258 Broadway at 3:23 a.m. Saranac Lake firefighters were on scene by 3:25 a.m. Firefighters were called in for mutual aid from all around the region — Franklin Essex and Clinton counties.
At around 7 a.m., there were scores of firefighters from Tupper Lake, Bloomingdale, Lake Placid, Paul Smith’s-Gabriels, Keene, Plattsburgh and Upper Jay. SLVFD firefighters put out an “all-call” in Franklin County, bringing in certified interior attack members from departments in Malone, Bangor, Westville and Bombay.
Firefighters in tower trucks were raining down water on the smoldering building and there was still a lot of smoke pouring from the building at the time. Firefighters were still battling the fire at 9 a.m.
SLVFD members said the CED/ADK Solar building was burned pretty badly and the Aubuchon building sustained some fire damage, but they weren’t sure of the extent to which the buildings were damaged Wednesday morning.
Firefighters said state fire investigators were on the scene Wednesday morning and would be investigating the cause of the blaze.
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