Binghamton State Office Building

One of New York state's strangest environmental disasters resulted in the closing of a government office tower for more than a decade and a cleanup bill of tens of millions of dollars.

Binghamton police officers and public works crews showed up at an encampment along the Susquehanna River to disperse people who had been staying at the site.

Four decades have passed since a transformer fire spread PCB's and dioxins throughout Binghamton's tallest building, closing the State Office Building for nearly 14 years.

Over two dozen locations around New York State are collecting damaged American flags to be disposed of properly over Memorial Day weekend.

What started as an electrical fire 35 years ago in Binghamton's tallest building, turned into what often is regarded as the nation's first big indoor environmental disaster. The blaze in the Binghamton State Office Building broke out just before 5:30 a...

History was made at Binghamton's tallest building 34 years ago February 5. A transformer fire in a mechanical room of the State Office Building caused coolant containing PCB's to burn. The blaze created dangerous chemicals, including dioxin...

It happened 32 years ago in downtown Binghamton. A transformer fire in the basement of the Binghamton State Office Building erupted at about 5:28 a.m. on February 5, 1981. It resulted in what's been viewed as the nation's most expensive indoor environmental disaster...