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Residents Evaluated After Bathroom Blaze Fills Hudson Valley Home With Smoke
Residents were evaluated for smoke exposure following a bathroom fire in their Hudson Valley home. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, July 31 just before 6 a.m., when an oil burner malfunction was reported at a Mahopac home on Mountain View Drive. According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews found smoke filling the residence and soon determined an oil burner did not cause the blaze but began in a bathroom wastebasket. The blaze had already gone out by the time crews arrived and damaged the bathroom tile wall, the department added. The…
Police & Fire
Lithium Ion Battery Causes House Fire In Northern Westchester
Firefighters were dispatched to a Northern Westchester residence after a lithium-ion battery sparked a blaze at the home. The incident happened on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 2:50 p.m., when a fire began at a residence in Somers in the Amawalk area, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Arriving crews found heavy smoke coming from the home and began knocking out the flames with help from several mutual aid departments. Luckily, the fire was put out with little damage to the residence. The cause of the blaze was later confirmed to have been a lithium-ion ba…
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Northern Westchester Residence Amid Dense Fog, Rain
Firefighters endured rain and heavy fog while battling a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence that left the home damaged. The fire broke out on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 6:30 p.m., when flames ignited at a residence in Yorktown in the area of Hardwood Place and Hanover Street. With the help of mutual aid from departments from Croton-on-Hudson and Mahopac, firefighters were able to bring the fire under control and put out hot spots. The response to the blaze took several hours. The cause of the fire was not released.
Police & Fire
Dusty Bathroom Fan Causes Smoke to Pour From Northern Westchester Home
Fire crews were called to a Northern Westchester home after a debris-covered bathroom fan caused smoke to pour out of the residence. The incident happened on Thursday, Oct. 19 around 7 p.m., when the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department responded to a home in the Harmon section of the village for a report of smoke coming from the ceiling of a residence. According to the department, arriving crews confirmed that the smoke was coming from a bathroom in the residence. Firefighters then stretched a hose line to the house's front door and set up a ladder to reach the roof. After this, the sou…
Police & Fire
Early-Morning House Fire Causes Roof Collapse In Hudson Valley
A fast-moving early morning blaze caused the roof of a Hudson Valley residence to collapse before crews even arrived to put out the flames. The fire happened in Putnam County on Thursday morning, July 20 around 6 a.m., when firefighters were sent to a home in Cold Spring on Kemble Avenue that had gone up in flames. According to Cold Spring Fire Company No. 1, arriving crews found that the structure's roof had collapsed and that everyone who had been inside the home was outside. This morning at 06:00 AM CSFC was dispatched to a structure fire on Kemble Avenue in the village. Upon a …
Police & Fire
Residents Evacuated After Rags Spontaneously Combust In Westchester Home
Residents of a home in Westchester had to be evacuated after a used rag pile spontaneously combusted in their residence, starting a fire. The incident happened on Saturday, March 4, around 1:45 p.m., when a Port Chester police officer on patrol noticed smoke coming out of the second story of a house on Olivia Street. He then quickly sprang into action, evacuated the residents, and called the village's fire department. Once arriving, firefighters made their way to the second floor of the home and found a pile of rags that had caught on fire. They quickly extinguished the blaze an…
Police & Fire
Firefighters In Hudson Valley Keep Attic Fire From Spreading Into House
Fast-acting firefighters in the Hudson Valley worked quickly to save a house when a two-alarm attic fire broke out, authorities announced. In Dutchess County, shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, fire crews from the Red Hook Fire Company and Tivoli Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Rock City Road in Red Hook. Upon arrival, officials said that firefighters found a fire involving the roof of the structure that was in danger of spreading to the rest of the residence, prompting a second alarm to bring in additional equipment and crews. With an assist from fireho…
Police & Fire
Multiple Suspicious Fires Break Out At Area Apartment Complex, Displacing Dozens
Click here for a new, updated story: Multiple Fires At Area Apartment Complex Intentionally Set, State Police Say Several suspicious fires at a Hudson Valley apartment complex left at last 26, including two children, displaced. The fires broke out around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, April 18 in Dutchess County at numerous units of the Village of Merritt Apartment on Jefferson Boulevard in the Village of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. The Fishkill Fire Department originally responded to the scene for fires in two units, officials said. As they worked to douse …
Police & Fire
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say
Officials investigating a fatal blaze that took the life of a Rockland County firefighter as well as a resident of an assisted living center said the investigation into the cause could take weeks. During a news conference on Thursday, April 1, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh, said no stone would be left unturned in the investigation and the process could take months. The massive fire, which started around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, took the life of Spring Valley Firefighter Jar…
Police & Fire
Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze
As investigators continue to look for the cause of a fatal fire in which a Hudson Valley firefighter and a resident died, the medical examiner's office is confirming the identity of the firefighter. The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday, March 25, that the body recovered around in what remains of the Evergreen Court Home for Adults structure in Spring Valley, is that of Firefighter Jared Lloyd of the Spring Valley Fire Department. The official cause of death is pending further studies, said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Carbone. “One of the many …
Police & Fire
Four Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Westchester
Two residents received burns and two firefighters were injured during an early morning fire in Westchester. The fire started around 3:59 a.m., Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 Sherwood Terrace in Yonkers, said Chief Joseph Citrone. Upon arrival, crews found a large fire in a 1st-floor apartment of the 7-floor apartment building. Multiple civilians were on the fire escapes trying to escape the smoke, Citrone said. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire while also evacuating the tenants. The fire was contained to the apartment of origin although the hallway obtained some dam…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
A woman died on Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in a basement apartment in Yonkers, a deputy fire chief said. First responders were dispatched to a Park Avenue residence at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, when a neighbor saw smoke coming from a basement apartment and called the fire department. Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that one resident in the building was able to open the door to the basement apartment in an effort to assist an elderly resident, though he was pushed back by heavy smoke and unable to reach her. Fire crews worked quickly to get the woman out of …
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