Schenectady fire damages home Thursday (with 6 photos)

PHOTOGRAPHER: Peter R. Barber

Schenectady firefighter Anthony Lucier uses a pike pole to expose hot spots while battling a 2 alarm fire in a vacant home at 2217-2219 Guilderland Avenue after fire was reported shortly after noon Thursday

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SCHENECTADY – A fire broke out Thursday at a Schenectady home, causing fire and other damage to the home and leading to one firefighter suffering a minor injury, Schenectady Fire Chief Don Moreno said.

The firefighter was treated on scene, Moreno said. No one was inside the home at the time of the fire.

Firefighters were called to the home at 2217-2219 Guilderland Ave. shortly after noon Thursday.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames in the second floor and attic area. Crews got the fire out in about an hour. The home sustained heavy fire damage to the attic, as well as fire damage to the rear of the second floor and water damage to the first floor.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation later Thursday.