‘Intense’ fire consumes parts of Albany homes, displaces 15

Fifteen people were displaced by a fire early Sunday that consumed parts of two homes on Hudson Avenue.

Albany Fire Department received a call at 7:37 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters arrived to find “heavy fire conditions” at 487 and 489 Hudson Ave. The homes are between between Quail and Ontario streets.

The blaze started at 489 Hudson Ave. and then spread to the second building, Fire Chief Joseph W. Gregory said.

“The fire was so intense it burned the cars parked in front of the building,” he said.

Firefighters rescued one person who was transported to Albany Medical Center. Gregory did not have information on the person’s condition.

Firefighters had the blaze under control about 90 minutes after arriving.

“(Firefighters) did a great job keeping it to those two structures but both structures incurred major damage,” Gregory said.

The cause is under investigation.