Careless Cooking Causes Route 6 Fire Scare

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A Peekskill resident learned an important lesson about turning the stove off Wednesday afternoon.

Peekskil firefighters responded to Main Street after someone left the stove on.
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06/29/2016 6:00 p.m.

The Peekskill Fire Department rushed to Main Street (Route 6) near the intersection of Route 9 responding to a structure fire, but discovered someone was cooking food on the stove and left it on.

No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred around 4 p.m.

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