COHOES, N.Y. -- An inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly two dozen buildings in a city in upstate New York was sparked by an amateur bladesmith who apparently was trying to imitate something he ...

COHOES, NY (WRGB) -- Multiple fire crews were on scene battling a fire on Remsen Street. Crews arrived to the area of 228 Remsen Street. Flames can bee seen tearing through a 3 floor brick building.

An Upstate New York man sparked a massive fire in Cohoes while imitating a television show. The Times-Union reports 51-year-old John A. Gomes of Cohoes was charged with felony reckless ...

COHOES, NY (WRGB) — 5 years ago, more than two dozen buildings were damaged in one of the worst disasters the city of Cohoes has ever seen in the last 100 years. Fire tore through multiple ...

The man whose attempt to forge a sword in his yard – starting a fire that devastated downtown Cohoes, New York — will be going to jail for a year. John… ...

COHOES, N.Y. >> A city man who was trying to imitate the History Channel television series “Forged in Fire” was arrested Thursday night after he caused more than 20 buildings in d… ...

Firefighters from at least 6 companies battle a house fire at 292 Saratoga Street Tuesday March 28, 2017 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) ...

A Thursday morning fire blanketed downtown with heavy smoke while destroying a hair salon and damaging two other buildings. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Angela's Salon at 20 ...

A fire in Cohoes, New York, damaged or destroyed nearly two-dozen buildings yesterday, according to the Times Union. One firefighter was sent to the hospital for injuries, but no one else was hurt ...

COHOES, NY (WRGB) Mayor Shawn Morse says John Gomes was burning material in a barrel behind the building where he lives on Remsen Street when heavy winds carried burning particles to other ...