LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — Thursday marked one year since a massive fire broke out at the former Bethlehem Steel site. It burned for days and a charred eyesore still stands.

It took hundreds of first responders to get the fire under control.

When it was all said and done, between demolition and overtime costs, the city was out more than $600,000.

The mayor of Lackawanna says the city hasn't received a single penny of that money back, but he’s hopeful it will get some financial aid from the state to offset those costs.

The city is also in the middle of a legal battle with owner of the property Great Lakes Industrial Development.

The company had told the mayor it plans to rebuild and use the space for manufacturing and storage, but there is no timeline thanks to the pending litigation.

A year later, the Buffalo Fire Investigation Unit tells the city of Lackawanna the cause of the fire was accidental, but it's still undetermined. 

“With the amount of fire damage they really could not say this caused the fire.I know that one of the things they say was that they believe it was a lightbulb that fell that started it up, similar to lit cigarette in a sofa,” said Ralph Galanti.

There was asbestos in the building at the time of the fire. The mayor says that as demolition and cleanup continue on the site, they use asbestos monitors and anytime they go off, Great Lakes is required to spray down the area.