Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire that destroyed a home in the city of Lockport, and killed three dogs.
The fire started around 9 p.m. Thursday at a home on Plank Road. A crew under the direction of the assistant chief responded to find the home completely up in flames.
That's when the assistant chief called in a second alarm, causing 17 firefighters to rush to the scene from home, along with the city fire chief and safety officer.
The firefighters battled a host of issues associated with the fire: the nearest fire hydrant was located over 1600 feet away from the residence, forcing firefighters to advance hundreds of feet of supply hose by hand, a propane cylinder weighing 100 pounds was receiving both direct and radiant heat from the firefighters, forcing them to direct a hose line onto the cylinder and the surrounding area so that firefighters could remove it.