CHAUTAUQUA - A Chautauqua Institution home has been destroyed and another damaged after a fire Monday morning.
Several area volunteer fire departments responded to the fire, which began a little before 9:30 a.m. Mark Powers, Chautauqua Volunteer Fire Department chief, said the home at 54 S. Lake Drive was destroyed a few minutes after he arrived at the scene. A home at 52 E. Lake Road was heavily damaged by the fire. The county's Fire Investigation Team has been called to the scene.
Powers said there were no injuries in the fire.
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Firefighters spray water on the remains of a home at 54 E. Lake Road in Chautauqua Institution on Monday.
P-J photo by John Whittaker
Departments responding included the Chautauqua, Mayville, Hartfield, Maple Springs, Ashville and Sherman volunteer fire departments as well as the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Departmen, Chautauqua County FAST Team and Chautauqua County Fire Police.