An apartment building in Schenectady has severe damage after fireworks were set off behind it, leaving nine people without a place to live. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT)- An apartment building in Schenectady has severe damage after fireworks were set off behind it, leaving nine people without a place to live. Related: Chief: Fireworks set off by youths causes Germania Avenue fire in SchenectadyThe fire happened at an apartment complex on Germania Avenue in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood. The Schenectady Fire Department responded just after 3 p.m. Monday, July 27 and found heavy fire and smoke in the back of the building. The fire department said minors lit fireworks in the back lot Tuesday afternoon, causing damage to the unit.