See video of workers cleaning up after the minor fire.
Workers clean up after a fire in a concession stand in the International Building at the state fair.Geddes, NY - Workers at the International Building at the New York State Fair are cleaning up this morning after a fire at one of the concession stands.
No one was injured and the fire was quickly put out, State Fair Director Dan O'Hara said this morning.
O'Hara said the fair has not yet been able to reach the owners of the booth which is located in the middle of a wall of concession stands.
O'Hara said he will not release the name of the stand until he is able to reach the owner.
The building will open at 10 a.m. today.
Here's what O'Hara said happened:
Security and delivery people in the building spelled smoke and pulled the fire alarm at 2:40 a.m. The Solvay Fire Department, whose staff is stationed on the grounds during the 12-day fair, responded.
A sprinkler system also kicked in to put out the fire. Each stand in the building has its own system.
This morning the building has a slightly smokey smell and observers could see a smoke-damaged deli case and other equipment in front of one of the stands. Fire investigators also looked through the damage.
Damage was contained to the booth where the fire started, O'Hara said. A nearby stand also received some water damage.
Onondaga County and state health inspectors will go through each of the 20 concession stands before the building re-opens.
At 6 a.m., Gabi Ashkar was wiping down the King Tut stand located about three stands from the fire.
Ashkar said he wanted to give it an extra cleaning before it opened for business this morning.
"The guys did a good job,'' he said of the fire department.
King Tut, which is owned by his brother, Samir Ashkar, has been in the building for 30 years and this is the first time there has been a fire, Gabi Ashkar said.