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Troy Fire Under Investigation

Troy Fire Department

  Officials are investigating another possible case of arson in Lansingburg.

Fire Chief Tom Garrett tells the Times Union fire broke out at a vacant First Avenue building between 113th and 114th streets around 2:30 a.m. The fire appeared to have started at the back of the structure, in the same general area where firefighters were called to six suspicious firesaround a month ago. No arrests have been made.

It took crews five hours to contain the latest fire, during which art of the building collapsed - no one was hurt

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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