A Monday morning fire collapsed the roof of an Irving Street home and left the residence a total loss.
The Olean Fire Department responded to the blaze at 115 Irving St. just before 6 a.m., finding heavy fire conditions on the exterior and in the attic area. After trying to gain access to the two-story home’s attic, firefighters were forced to switch to a defensive attack before the roof finally gave way.
“Once (the fire) gets into that attic area, it’s ventilated through the roof and in the rear of the structure, so yes, it had a lot of heat, smoke and fire damage,” said Olean Fire Capt. James Theodore. “It looked like in my opinion (the home) would be a total loss.”