Fire alarm activates at Methodist church in Candor, Candor NY

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/23/2025 04:08 PM

Candor, NY 13743

A fire alarm was activated at the McKendree United Methodist Church in Candor, New York. The alarm was triggered by a smoke detector in the first floor social room. Initially, no key holder was responding to open the building for firefighters. Responders arrived to investigate the cause of the alarm. Later, a key holder was contacted and is responding to assist.

Audio|Source: Tioga County Sheriff and Fire

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Fire control to candor fire requested near Owego Street, Newly the McKendree United Methodist Church for the fire alarm, coming from the first floor social room to smoke detector.

00:10

No key yielder responding at this time.

00:12

Park control to candor fire requested near Owego Street, McKendree United Methodist Church for the fire alarm coming from the first floor social room to smoke detector. No key yielder responding at this time.

00:24

Cross streets of Church Street, Owego Road, Bartle Clear, 1909.

00:31

I don't know.

00:40

To Kander Squad, requested near Owego Street, the McKendree United Methodist Church, to assist fire the fire alarm coming from the first floor social room to smoke detector, no keyholder responding at this time.

00:52

Archel to Cander Squad, you requested to assist fire near Owego Street, McKendree United Methodist Church.

00:59

For the fire alarm coming from the first floor, social room to smoke detector, no keyholder responding at this time.

01:05

Cross Street and Uigo Road, Bartow Clear, 1910.

01:09

2.1.

01:17

Tadown County, fire control, counter, 471.

01:20

71, go ahead.

01:27

Zero, 19-10. 2.33.

01:39

Here were they at last 1910.

01:48

Carrier, 471.

01:49

471.

01:54

I'll be unaffordable to investigate brother.

01:59

4171 on, see nothing showing and investigating him in 1911.

02:08

Seven,

02:09

four night, Tyga, I'll be out of the church.

02:11

Looks like there are people here.

02:15

I have to save some...

02:22

We do have a key holder responding and attempt to contact her.

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