Woman at Fire Scene Angered by TV Reporter

GREAT BEND -- A home on the Putnam Hill Road in the town of Champion was destroyed by fire shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The owner of farmland across the street from the home ordered TV reporters to leave her property. The woman told News 10 Albany reporter Amy Ohler, “If I come back and you’re here, you are dead. I mean it.“ Seconds later the woman charged Ms. Ohler and knocked over a TV camera and tripod. The woman was escorted away by fire officials. Glenn W. Morrison, the Jefferson County director of fire and emergency management, requested law enforcement assistance at the scene. Copyright 2008. Newzjunky, Inc. All rights reserved.