TODAY IT’S THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE CHAIN that is taking the hit with two stores in Rochester, New York, believed to be torched, each of them within 30 minutes of each other. The first fire was reported in the Family Dollar store on N. Goodman St. at 11:39 am. The fire was believed to be set, but was relatively small and easily handled by the first-alarm units.
Democrat and Chronicle
About 20 minutes later, shortly after noon, fire was reported at another Family Dollar store less than 3 miles away on N. Clinton Ave. The second fire had a more advanced stage when it was discovered and when the FD arrived it was well-involved. By 12:30 it had been upgraded to a 4th-alarm occupying 15 RFD companies and 2 suburban departments.
WHAM-TV / Deitsch
The Clinton Ave. store is located in a major shopping plaza and the fire spread to several other stores including a pizzeria and the Fireball Wireless cellphone store.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports:
Rochester Fire Lt. Willie Jackson said authorities have notified all local Family Dollar stores that “there may be a problem.”
Around 12:15 p.m., 911 dispatchers broadcast a “special attention” call throughout the county for police agencies to be on the lookout for an apparent arsonist striking Family Dollar stores.
At 2 pm the fire was still out of control and spreading to other stores.
Democrat and Chronicle
The Democrat and Chronicle also filed this video report from the Clinton Ave. fire:
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