West Lebanon blaze blamed on lamp wiring issue

Fiefighters exit the New Bridge Road home after opening inside windows to vent the smoke. (Rochester Voice file photo)

WEST LEBANON - The cause of an Aug. 4 fire that damaged a New Bridge Road house has been determined accidental in nature and due to a wiring issue with a lamp inside the home, Lebanon Fire and EMS Chief Dan Meehan said today.

The fire originated in the basement area of a home at 128 New Bridge Road and was put out quickly by Milton and Lebanon firefighters.

Firefighters were called to the blaze around 2 p.m. after a Milton man and his grandson had arrived at the house to go swimming in the back-yard pool and upon arriving heard alarms sounding from inside the house.

The grandson then noticed smoke coming from a side of the building and called 911.

When Milton and Lebanon firefighters arrived they found smoke coming from the basement and flame inside. Due to the possibility of toxic fumes firefighters - working in full gear in near 90-degree heat - donned oxygen masks before entering the house.

Meehan said the day of the fire that damage was confined to the basement.