Three people injured during Yates County house fire

DRESDEN, N.Y. ( WETM ) — Three people were injured while escaping a house fire in Dresden early on Saturday morning.

According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, first responders were called to a reported porch fire on Main Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 26. Deputies who responded to the scene encountered multiple people who were injured while leaving the residence during the fire.

Authorities say three of the home’s occupants were treated at the scene before being taken to regional hospitals for further treatment. A 65-year-old woman who suffered severe burns to her face and body was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital via Lifenet. A 21-year-old woman who sustained lacerations and a 40-year-old Bath man who suffered lacerations and burns were transported to Strong Memorial and Geneva General Hospital via ambulance. Two juveniles who were inside the home were not injured.

Firefighters from three departments extinguished the fire. The Yates County Fire Investigation Team was called to the scene and is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

The Yates County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police Department, the Penn Yan Police Department, the Yates County Office of Emergency Management, NYSEG, the Dresden Fire Department, the Penn Yan Fire Department, the West Lake Fire Department, Lifenet, and EMS departments from Yates County, Penn Yan, Middlesex, and Gorham responded to the scene. The Himrod Fire Department and the Branchport Keuka Lake Fire Department were on standby.

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