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Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Home Heavily Damaged After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A house was heavily damaged after an overnight fire in the Hudson Valley. The blaze broke out at around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 in Rockland County, at Regina Court in the hamlet of Blauvelt. Emergency responders found the house to be fully involved in flames upon arriving at the scene, according to the Orangetown Police Department. The Blauvelt Fire Department extinguished the fire with mutual aid assistance from the: Orangeburg Fire Department,  Sparkill Fire Department,  West Nyack Fire Department,  Central Nyack Fire Department, Pearl River Fi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A house fire broke out overnight in Pearl River. The fire started around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 in the rear of a home on South Middletown Road before spreading from the yard to the space under the home's deck, Orangetown Police said. The Pearl River Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire without incident. The department was assisted by the Nanuet Fire Department on mutual aid. The Orangetown Fire Inspector was called to the scene and is investigating the cause. The Rockland County Highway Department responded and salted the roadway which had frozen over…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman, Dog Escape Raging Pearl River House Fire Woman, Dog Escape Raging Pearl River House Fire
Woman, Dog Escape Raging Pearl River House Fire A woman and her Pomeranian were able to escape without injury a raging fire that heavily damaged her home and garage in Pearl River. The Orangetown Police responded to the house fire around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, on W. Washington Avenue in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police Sgt. Kirk Vega. Neighbors observed a large amount of smoke and fire coming from a detached garage. The fire then spread to the actual residence engulfing the upper floors, Vega said.  Fire departments from Pearl River Excelsior, Pearl River Hook and Ladder, Nanuet, New City, West Nyack, and Montvale all res…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Neighbors Help Rescue Residents After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A collaborative effort between emergency responders and local residents helped save seven people after a house fire broke out in Blauvelt. The Orangetown Police Department responded to a working house fire on Glynn Oval in Blauvelt just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.  Numerous homeowners on Glynn Oval observed a large amount of smoke coming from a neighbor's attic vent, police said. The homeowners called the police and then were able to make contact with the individuals inside of the residence. The neighbors assisted in safely getting the seven occupants …

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by Joe Lombardi