of hydrants, tankers were brought in from East Herkimer, German Flatts, Mohawk and Van Hornesville which helped to shuttle water to the site from a nearby fill station.

According to Parese, the tanker station was used once to help extinguish the fire.

Little Falls had two fire engines, an EMT truck and an ambulance on site. The Herkimer Fire Department and MOVAC stood by at the Little Falls station while crews battled the fire.

“The fire was an extensive overhaul,” said Parese.

After 40 minutes of battling the blaze, the fire was brought under control.

At 7:30 p.m., the Little Falls Fire Department returned to service.

Parese said the homeowners were home at the time of the fire, but made it out safely before responders arrived, adding there were no injuries.

The cause, he said,group has reporters on the ground, told VOA that at least 1,000 IS fighters are still inside the city, fighting Kurdish-led forces with light and mid-range weapons.

The U.S.-led coalition expected IS militants to fight back in Manbij until the last minute, given its strategic importance to them.

FILE - Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, walk as they are taken prisoners after SDF advanced in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, May 31, 2016.

Manbij is a key waypoint on an IS supply line between the Turkish border and the extremist group's self-proclaimed capital, Raqqa, which is also under intense pressure from a Syrian government offensive. If Manbij is captured, it will be the biggest strategic defeat for IS