Members of the Niagara County Fire Investigation Unit are looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a garage on Shawnee Road in Wheatfield Saturday afternoon. The calls came in at about 4 p.m. Saturday reporting the garage fire at 6780 Shawnee Road. Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home and found a detached garage fully involved in fire.
A firefighter was taken to a local hospital Saturday night after they were injured on the scene of house fire on Lincoln Avenue in Royalton. A chimney fire broke out at 7910 Lincoln Avenue about 6:10 p.m. During firefighting operations, a firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
A 4-year-old was shot in the city of Buffalo on Sunday but is expected to survive, officials said. The child is being treated at Golisano Children’s Hospital. Officials have yet to disclose where the incident took place.
Prolonged frigid temperatures are driving increased demand for emergency shelter services in Niagara Falls, where local organizations are expanding efforts to protect unhoused residents from dangerous cold.