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Electrical box malfunction causes fire at NYPA maintenance building in Massena

Posted 1/17/17

By MATT LINDSEY MASSENA — A malfunction in an electrical box caused a small fire at a New York Power Authority (NYPA) maintenance building Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a reported …

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Electrical box malfunction causes fire at NYPA maintenance building in Massena

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By MATT LINDSEY

MASSENA — A malfunction in an electrical box caused a small fire at a New York Power Authority (NYPA) maintenance building Monday afternoon.

Firefighters responded to a reported fire around 1:15 p.m. but the fire was well under control by the time firefighters were on scene, according to Massena Fire Chief Bill Kearns.

Kearns said NYPA workers used a fire extinguisher to put the blaze out.

Firefighters remained on scene while NYPA de-energized the area to replace the part that malfunctioned, he said.

“It wasn’t severe,” he said. “It was well under control,.”

No injuries were reported.