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Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 At least two residential buildings were destroyed during a two-alarm fire in the Hudson Valley that left 24 people homeless. The incident occurred in Orange County at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at 59 and 61 Carter St., in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, a spokesman for the Newburgh Fire Department, arriving units found the rear of 59 and 61 Carter Street fully involved with fire, which was spreading to the interior of the buildings.  Neppl said crews stretched handlines into the interior and began bringing the fire down and searching for hidden fire. Mark Lieb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Area Woman Killed After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Area
Woman Killed After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Area A woman was killed and her 29-year-old son was critically injured during a house fire in the Hudson Valley. The blaze broke out in Orange County around 10:50 p.m., Wednesday, June 15 in the city of Newburgh at 68 Lander St. When an assistant fire chief arrived on the scene, for a reported kitchen fire, he found a large volume of smoke coming from all three floors of a middle-of-the-block, row-type brick house, with visible fire on the first and second floor, said Chief Francis Spinelli, of the city Newburgh Fire Department. A second alarm was immediately sounded. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley
Dog Stuck On Ice Rescued By Firefighters In Hudson Valley Some fast-acting first responders in the Hudson Valley came to the aid of a puppy who found itself in a perilous situation in frozen waters. In Orange County, at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, member of the Newburgh Fire Department responded to the Washington Street boat launch, where there was a report of a dog that found itself stuck out on the ice. Officials said that after several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve the dog from the shore, members of the fire company dove headfirst into the ice in rescue suits to rescue the dog, Lilly. Lilly was reunited with her family aft…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Jumping From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Man Dies After Jumping From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
Man Dies After Jumping From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge A man from the region was killed after jumping from a Hudson Valley bridge. The incident took around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, in Dutchess County where the New York State Police began investigating a report of a man jumping from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge in Beacon. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, the Newburgh Fire Department marine unit located Orange County resident Lester R. Banta, age 55, of Maybrook.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time there are no signs of foul play, Hicks said.  The Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the scene to a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area A man was found dead inside a multi-family home during a fire in Newburgh late Friday. The man was found when members of the Newburgh Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 6½ Farrington St.  at 11:43 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, said Terry Ahlers, Newburgh's acting fire chief. Crews arrived in under two minutes and found heavy fire showing from the front of a multi-family, two-story home, Ahlers said. The residents from the second floor reported the resident from the first floor as unaccounted for. Crews immediately stretched hose lines and initiated a search for the mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Auto Body Shop In Area Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Auto Body Shop In Area
Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Auto Body Shop In Area More than 50 firefighters attacked a three-alarm fire at an auto body and towing shop in Newburgh. The blaze, at Dennis Towing and Auto Body at 842 Broadway, broke out around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27 in Newburgh, said the Newburgh Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found heavy fire with the building engulfed in flames, the department said. One person had been inside the building but was able to escape without incident. The fire was extinguished by 3 a.m. The department said the entire building and its contents were destroyed.  This is the third major fire in recent week…

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by Kathy Reakes