Lockport fire determined to be arson
LOCKPORT — Lockport officials have declared that the massive fire at the High Tread International tire recycling facility on Aug. 10 was arson. Investigation by the Lockport Police and Fire…
Ortt requests assistance for Lockport business ravaged by fire
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt has asked for assistance from the Small Business Association for High Tread International, the Lockport company ravaged by fire earlier this month. Ortt penned…
ALERT: Body found in Lockport fire was missing boy
LOCKPORT — The body found in the rubble of the Lockport fire was that of missing 14-year-old Joe Phillips, according to Niagara County Coroner Ken Lederhouse. DNA testing came back…
ALERT: Lockport fire is out
LOCKPORT — Lockport Fire Department officials have declared that the fire at the High Tread International facility at 490 Ohio St. is out. All units have cleared from the scene.…
ALERT: Body found in Lockport fire
LOCKPORT — Lockport Police Department investigators say a body was found in the debris of the High Tread International fire this evening. The statement, featured below in its entirety, says…
ALERT: More evacuated Lockport residents can return home
LOCKPORT — The majority of residents who were asked to vacate their homes Wednesday night due to the fire at High Tread International are going to be allowed to return…
UPDATE: Lockport fire declared a crime scene
LOCKPORT — The Lockport Police Department has declared that the area surrounding High Tread International on Ohio Street at Stevens Street is a “crime scene” according to Mayor Anne McCaffrey.…
Explosions heard in Lockport
Lockport residents are becoming increasingly familiar with the sound of explosions from the area of Ohio Street’s High Tread International. The loud booms were prevalent Wednesday night as the fire…
ALERT: Some displaced Lockport residents allowed to return home
LOCKPORT — Some Lockport residents who were made to evacuate their homes Wednesday night on account of the fire at Ohio and Stevens streets are being allowed to return to…
UPDATE: One person missing since Lockport fire started, business owner says fire intentionally set
LOCKPORT — The owner of the tire recycling business at the center of a massive fire in Lockport that started Wednesday evening and continues to burn at this hour says…