Article: TWO FIRES ERUPT AT SAME TIME IN CITY; CITY FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE ON 17TH FLOOR OF HARRISON HOUSE AND IN VACANT HOME.(Local)

Byline: Luis Perez and Sterling A. Gray Jr. Staff writers

Two separate fires broke out about the same time Wednesday night, keeping dozens of Syracuse firefighters busy on both ends of Townsend Street.

One fire at 1018 N. Townsend St., a vacant home, was reported to 911 at 8:33 p.m.

Three minutes later, a fire was reported at 80 Presidential Plaza in the Harrison House high-rise apartment building off South Townsend Street.

There were no injuries in either fire.

About 35 firefighters responded to the Harrison House, where a grease fire started in the kitchen of a 17th-floor apartment, said Syracuse Fire Chief John Cowin.

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