NORWICH – Receiving gratitude, especially from the public, is not what most code enforcement officers expect. For the most part, it’s a thankless job.
But that’s what transpired Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the scene of a late-night fire in Afton. When called to the site at 1:45 a.m. to analyze the structure for habitability, Chenango County Building Inspector Steve Fox said one of the four residents - all who survived the calamity - thanked him for giving her smoke detectors to install.
“She said I saved her life, and thanked me,” said Fox.
Afton, Harpursville, Coventry, Bainbridge and Sanitaria Springs fire departments and the Chenango County Bureau of Fire all responded to the 11:23 p.m. blaze at the two-story residence. The home suffered extensive water, smoke, and structural damages and was deemed unsafe to live in.
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