Albany residents probably noticed a lot of sirens and firefighter activity on the night of April 14. Thatโs because firefighters were scrambling to respond to three house fires that started all over town that night. Albany Fire Department officials said their fire crews responded to three house fires back to back between 10 p.m. on April 14 and 3 a.m. on April 15. Dispatch records show one fire occurred on 25th Avenue at 10:51 p.m., another on Laura Vista Drive at 11:51 p.m., and yet another on Queen Avenue at 1:46 a.m.
Firefighters said the fires varied in severity, but all caused significant damage. Firefighters said one person was burned in one of the fires and had to be taken to a nearby hospital. However, the night of the fires happened to be the first night that Albany Fire Department began staffing an ambulance downtown in all hours of the day, so that ambulance was able to provide medical aid and transport immediately. AFD said this new staffing change immediately proved its worth in a night of intense activity.
