1 person killed, firefighter injured in Buffalo house fire

VIDEO: A house fire killed one person Saturday night in the City of Buffalo.

The fire began sometime past 6 p.m. at a 1ยฝ-story frame residence at 112 Rano St. in Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood. That’s where, according to a spokesperson for the Buffalo Fire Department, a fire started in the front of the building.

A firefighter was also injured during the emergency response. They were taken to a hospital to be evaluated for what the fire department considered injuries that were not life-threatening.

The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to the building and another $75,000 to its contents. It also caused $10,000 in exposure damage to two nearby properties โ€” 98 Rano and 114 Rano.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo

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