Self-Cleaning Oven Sparks Blaze At Apartment Complex In Westchester

A blaze at a Northern Westchester apartment complex sparked by a self-cleaning oven was quickly stopped in its tracks thanks to quick action from firefighters.

The fire happened at the Bari Manor Apartments in Croton-on-Hudson.
Photo Credit: *Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department*

Ben Crnic

09/11/2024 2:10 p.m.

The fire happened on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at around 1:20 p.m., when smoke was seen coming from the Bari Manor Apartments on Old Post Road South in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department.

Arriving fire crews quickly made their way to a second-floor apartment and found that a grease fire had begun inside an oven. Firefighters then stretched a hose to the apartment and extinguished the blaze.

Crews stayed at the scene to ventilate the building of smoke, the department said. No injuries were reported.

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