Shortly after 4:00am on Wednesday July 22, 2009, Blasdell Fire Department was dispatched for a report of garbage cans on fire next to the building at the corner of South Park Avenue and Pearl Street in the Village. Furthur reports from dispatch indicated fire extending into the structure and possibly people trapped on the upper floors. Hamburg fire dispatch activated the balance of the first alarm which brought in a Big Tree engine, Newton Abbott's Quint, Woodlawn"s tower ladder and Orchard Park's FAST team. First arriving chiefs reported a working fire, unknown if the occupants were still in the building. Blasdell's engine along with Big Tree's engine secured a water supply and made the initial attack on the exterior of the structure. Newton Abbott's crew were ordered to the upper floors for a primary search. After an aggresive search of the second and third floors all occupants were found to be out of the building. The fire had traveled the outside wall into the eaves and into the attic area of the structure traveling throughout the third floor. Crews worked hard to ventilate and extinguish the flames and extra crews were called in for manpower for overhaul. The building was deemed a total loss. Also assisting at the scene were Lakeshore, LakeView, Armor, Hamburg, Scranton, Rural Metro, ES-11, and the Town Fire Coordinators.