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Hudson's Riverloft building burns

Jan 18, 2017 8:30 am

Both WRGB and WNYT in Albany are reporting on a major structure fire at 57 North Front Street in Hudson overnight, Wed., Jan. 18. A call went out around 3 a.m., for a fully involved fire in the empty former warehouse next door to the Hudson Terrace Apartments. Firefighters remained on the scene Wednesday morning, and some city streets are closed. The historic brick building was sold to Etsy co-founder Rob Kalin in 2012, and donated to Kite's Nest in early 2016. It is now known as Riverloft, and has been unoccupied for decades. WNYT reported the building was heavily damaged. The Hudson Terrace building sustained damage and some residents were evacuated due to the close proximity of the fire, WRGB said. According to the account posted at Register-Star [dot] com Wednesday morning, Hudson Fire Commissioner Tim Hutchings said as of 8:30 a.m., the fire was still not out. Firefighters are expected to be at the site all day, he said. Several residents reported having no water pressure, Hutchings said, adding that residents may experience low water pressure citywide throughout the day as a result. "Right now, they're letting the smoke rise so investigators can take a preliminary look at the building," Hutchings said. "Once they've taken a look and we start back up, residents might experience low water pressure." Front Street between Warren and Dock streets, Dock Street between Second and Front streets, and State Street between Second and Front streets are all closed. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Watch Lance Wheeler's video at the scene (firefighter speaks at :24):


Updated 11:15 a.m.

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