At 1100 hours Buffalo Fire Department (6th Battalion, 2nd Platoon) was dispatched to a reported house set on fire at 123 Ideal Street, in the Iron Island section. Additional information relayed to units responding indicated the fire may have been set by a psych patient, possibly inside the home still. B-46 reported smoke showing from Bailey Avenue. B-46 requested an extra pumper (E25) to deal with EMS. Engine 28 arrived first on scene reporting a cottage behind a house fully involved. Engine 28 stretched two lines to the structure. Command (B-56) reported heavy fire on the second floor and ordered the structure to be evacuated.

The cause of the fire was determined to be arson with the victim/suspect being transported to ECMC via AMR with burns.

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