Fire Destroys Colonie Warehouse

On January 20, 2023, a mid-afternoon fire in a 200 x 100 foot storage warehouse on Kings Road in the Albany County town of Colonie, brought mutual aid fire companies from Schenectady and Saratoga counties to assist. With no hydrants nearthe location porta-ponds and tankerrelays were established. Albany International Airport sent one of their5,000-gallon crash trucks to the scene to help sustain the watersupply. Explosions from acetylene tanks stored in the structure caused the fire to quickly spread and soon, with the intense heat, the roof caved in. No injuries were reported and the cause was underinvestigation.

- Fire News photos by Peter R. Barber