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One injured in apartment fire on Sweetwood Drive

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TOWN OF LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apartment fire that injured one and displaced others Friday morning.

Crews were called to 5777 Sweetwood Drive in Lockport just after 7 a.m. Friday.

When police and fire units arrived, heavy smoke and flames were visible from inside the apartment building.

Glenn L. Fariss, 58, suffered non-life threatening burns and was taken to ECMC. The American Red Cross is assisting the other occupants of the building.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.