Isophoric News · Sunday, October 18, 2026
Three-alarm fire destroys commercial building on French Road in Cheektowaga
Hold the verb: the pages say firefighters found the building "fully engulfed" and give no damage assessment, so the headline is: Three-alarm fire breaks out at commercial building on French Road in Cheektowaga A three-alarm fire broke out inside a large commercial building at 960 French Road in Cheektowaga on Saturday afternoon, with police receiving multiple calls just after 3 p.m., WKBW reported, citing the Cheektowaga Police Department. Firefighters found the building fully engulfed, the business was closed at the time, no injuries were reported, and French Road was closed between Borden Road and Brentwood Drive. WIVB's feed text says more than 16 agencies responded and the fire took nearly seven hours to put out. The cause is under investigation, and police ask anyone with information to call the Detective Bureau at 716-686-3505.
