Fire at old Hawkeye Plant on St. Paul Street

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish a fire and minimize the damage to the old Hawkeye Plant at 1447 St. Paul Street on Thursday. A two-alarm fire was called because of the size of the seven story building.

The plant was vacant and no one was injured.

Rochester Fire Chief Stefano Napolitano said, “We found heavy smoke conditions in the loading dock areas right behind me. The crews made an aggressive attack, pulling down the ceilings in the loading dock area, opening it up, trying to find the origin of the fire.”

The cause of the fire is under investigation.