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Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic
Car Engulfed By Flames On Saw Mill Parkway In Westchester, Impacts Traffic A car fire on a busy parkway in Westchester sent plumes of smoke into the air and impacted traffic. The blaze broke out on Sunday, Dec. 1 just after 6:30 a.m., when a vehicle caught on fire on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Irvington, according to the village's fire department. The flames completely consumed the car as firefighters raced to put it out.  The Elmsford Fire Department helped with the effort and the Westchester County Police Department helped direct traffic at the scene.  The cause of the blaze was not released. 

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Blaze Breaks Out At Burger King Location In Westchester Blaze Breaks Out At Burger King Location In Westchester
Blaze Breaks Out At Burger King Location In Westchester Crews had to race to save a Home of the Whopper in Westchester after a fire broke out inside the fast food restaurant.  The incident happened on Saturday evening, Oct. 7 at a Burger King in Elmsford located at 265 East Main St. (Route 119), where crews were called to respond to a working fire, according to the Elmsford Fire Department.  According to the Valhalla Fire Department, the blaze was found to have started in the building's ductwork and was quickly extinguished.  Firefighters then climbed to the restaurant's roof to make sure the flames had not spread. After venting …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Photos: Firefighters Put Out Blaze At Greenhouses In Westchester Photos: Firefighters Put Out Blaze At Greenhouses In Westchester
Photos: Firefighters Put Out Blaze At Greenhouses In Westchester Firefighters worked hard to extinguish a fire that broke out in a Westchester greenhouse. Members of the Hartsdale Fire Department responded to the Hartsdale Greenhouses at approximately 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, where there were multiple reports of a smoke plume in the area. According to fire officials, first responders located a well-involved storage building fire with an electrical pole arcing overhead.  A hose line was first stretched and placed in operation to stop the advancing fire while firefighters worked cautiously to avoid the electrical hazard. Officials said that the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Cited In Fire At Business Complex In Hawthorne Lightning Strike Cited In Fire At Business Complex In Hawthorne
Lightning Strike Cited In Fire At Business Complex In Hawthorne An electrical fire at a business complex in Westchester is believed to have been started by a lightning strike. The fire began amid a round of severe storms around 7:15 p.m., Monday, July 22, at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, in Hawthorne, where Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is located, said the Hawthorne Fire Department. Hawthorne responded along with Elmsford Fire Department for a fire next to the structure, Hawthrone Fire said. Shortly after dispatch, Car 2192 and 2111 were on scene updating the call as a working transformer fire attached to the building and requested Con Ed to the scene. Cr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Tarrytown Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Tarrytown
Firefighters Work Quickly To Knock Down Mother's Day Fire In Tarrytown All hands were on deck on Mother’s Day when a blaze broke out at an area home, prompting a heavy response by local fire departments. Crews from the Tarrytown Fire Department were dispatched to a reported structure fire at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12. Arriving in minutes, Chief Patrick Derivan said that there was a heavy smoke condition, with the flames breaching through the roof. In response, additional crews from Irvington, Ardsley, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry and Elmsford offered mutual aid. Derivan said that the flames were knocked down within an hour using “multiple hose …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall Comes To Westchester American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall Comes To Westchester
American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall Comes To Westchester A slice of Americana celebrating the lives of more than 50,000 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam has made its way to Greenburgh. This week, the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT)Traveling Vietnam Wall was escorted into Elmsford, down Main Street and North Hillside Avenue before coming to a stop at DeLuca Park, where it will remain open to the public through Sunday afternoon. The wall is 360 feet long and is an 80 percent replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. It arrived late on Thursday, by way of an escort of more than 100 Vietnam veterans on motorcycl…

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by Zak Failla