Fire at Saranac

Breaking news, potentially terrible, from Utica, New York:

A massive fire is still blazing at the F.X. Matt Brewery after forcing the cancellation of the first Saranac Thursday. The fire began in the canning/bottling area on the third floor. There are major cracks in the walls of the burning building visible. There are new reports that there is black smoke coming from the second floor on the Schuyler Street side. Flames are still visible on the third floor. It seems they are having difficulty battling these flames due to homes on the Court Street side.

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• Alerted to this story by a Tweet from from Musings Over a Pint.