BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The City of Buffalo announced on Monday that Buffalo Fire Department investigators and the ATF have completed the on-site investigation of the fire on the 700 block of Main Street and the findings will be turned over to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno made the ultimate sacrifice while battling the four-alarm fire on March 1. He was laid to rest following a funeral at St. Joseph Cathedral on Friday.
The city said damage from the fire has been estimated at $2.6 million and now that the investigation has been completed the site will be turned over to the City of Buffalo’s Department of Permit and Inspection Services. An emergency demolition is scheduled to begin as early as Tuesday. The demolition and removal of debris are expected to take at least two weeks. Backfill and grading work will follow.
Main Street between Tupper and Goodell Streets is expected to be closed to traffic for the next week or so until the demolition is complete. In addition, Washington Street between Tupper and Goodell remains closed until further notice.
“I want to thank all of the fire investigators, led by Buffalo Fire and the ATF, for their thorough and careful work over the last two weeks, that will hopefully provide a measure of closure to the community.”
