Rochester, NY, October 19, 2026 —

A two-alarm fire on Sunday on Fisher Road in Phelps, New York, displaced a family with identical quadruplets after their home was left uninhabitable. The fire was described as unintentional and related to the fireplace.

The available information does not provide the date or time of the fire, the family’s names, or details about how many people were in the residence when it occurred. It also does not say whether anyone was injured, how extensively the home was damaged, or where the family is staying.

The fire department or agencies that responded were not identified, and no details were provided about the response or the meaning of the two-alarm designation in this incident. The information also does not specify how the connection to the fireplace was determined.

The residence was reported to be uninhabitable, but no estimate of the damage or timeline for repairs was available. No information was provided about temporary housing or other assistance for the family.

The incident’s reported circumstances are limited to its location, its two-alarm classification, and its connection to the fireplace. Further details about the fire and the family’s needs were not included in the available account.


Story summarized from the original created by Kiley Wren on www.whec.com, see more information here.

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