Fire Department makes quick response to fire call at florist's

MILLERTON — Three Millerton firetrucks raced to Country Gardeners Florist at Railroad Plaza  Thursday, July 23, just after noon in answer to an emergency call put in after one of the business’ vacuum cleaners shorted out and caused thick smoke to cloud the air.

“There was no structural damage. There was no fire at all,� said Second Assistant Chief Jim Milton. “There was just quite a bit of smoke.�

Milton said the department responded the same way it would have for a larger emergency.

“We had all our equipment here actually,� he said, calling the situation “pretty much cut and dry.�

Despite its low level of danger, Jay Scasso, who owns the florist shop and the building itself with his wife, Joanne, said he got a sinking feeling when he heard the news.

“It’s a terrible feeling when you hear your own building is going,� he said.

He said he was impressed with the Millerton Fire Department’s response and performance.

“They were excellent — way above average — they were here within minutes,� Scasso said. “I was in Stanfordville [when the smoke was detected] and they had it out and done by the time I got here.�

 

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