CHILD KILLED, THREE SYRACUSE POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE
A child was killed in a house fire at 624 Jamesville Avenue in Syracuse early Thursday, October 29, 2026, according to Syracuse.com, which reported Onondaga County 911 Center dispatches.
Three Syracuse police officers were injured during the emergency response, according to the incident reporting.
The first emergency call came at 1:43 a.m., with a caller telling dispatchers that two sons were trapped in an upstairs bedroom, according to Syracuse.com. Responders encountered a fully engulfed two-and-a-half-story house.
A first responder radioed, βMayday! mayday!β followed by βSend everyone!β according to the dispatch audio reported by Syracuse.com. The transmission requested multiple ambulances.
Syracuse Fire Chief Michael Monds told NewsChannel 9 WSYR-TV that the two-family residence housed 13 people, with seven in the downstairs unit and six upstairs. The occupancy breakdown provides context for the scale of the rescue operation as emergency crews responded to the fire.
A child was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the incident dossier. Three police officers were hospitalized after being injured during rescue efforts, with at least one sustaining burns, according to the reporting.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined, and the investigation is ongoing. The Syracuse Fire Department and Syracuse Police Department are involved in the response and investigation.
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