Grandmother, 6-year-old child die in fast-moving Colonie fire

A 6-year-old and the child’s 63-year-old grandmother died in a fast-moving fire that engulfed a single-family home on Locust Park, residential street off Central Avenue that’s west of the Northway.

Fire response and evacuations

A 6-year-old and the child’s 63-year-old grandmother died in a fast-moving fire that engulfed a single-family home on Locust Park, a residential street off Central Avenue that’s west of the Northway.

The fire began just before 5:30 p.m.

Friday and Colonie police said multiple fire agencies and officers arrived to find “an active fire and multiple residents trapped inside.”

“Despite the best efforts of our first responders the fire resulted in two fatalities,” police said.

“An additional individual was transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.”

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Cause of fire under investigation

“The investigation into the source and origin of this fire is on-going and the scene is being processed for evidence,” police said.