House Fire on East Main Street

St. Lawrence County Central Dispatch activated the pagers at 1318 hours for a reported house fire at 31 East Main Street. Residents were reporting a fire in the kitchen ceiling and were evacuating the residence that housed 2 apartments. Engine 7 was responding at 1321 hours and was on scene 3 minutes later to find the bulk of the fire had been knocked down by the resident with a fire extinguisher. Truck1, Engine 8, Rescue 1 and Ambulance 133 all were on scene within minutes. A check of the room immediately above the kitchen found 2 small fires behind a stall shower units in the second floor bathroom. That fire was quickly extinguished and both rooms were checked for extension. The fire damage was relatively minor, however due to the involvement of the shower, members were forced to turn off the water to the structure. Village of Canton Code Enforcement Officer Tony Caracciolo responded to the scene at determined that the house was not habitable pursuant to the code. Chief Mike Dalton asked Central Dispatch to contact the American Red Cross on behalf of the 10 displaced residents of the structure. There were no injuries reported and all units were back in service at 1504 hours. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by member sof the Canton Fire Department investigation team.