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Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
Resident Jumps From Third-Story Window After House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester A large fire that began on the first floor of a Westchester home and quickly raced to the attic caused one resident to jump out of a third-floor window, injuring his ankle. The fire began in White Plains around 8 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, in an old three-story home on Hale Avenue. White Plains Fire Chief Douglas McMath said fire officials arrived within minutes and the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Firefighters at work.White Plains Fire Department "Once we made sure everyone was out we had to fight the large fire from outside because it was not worth endangering f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Son Critically Injured After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Hudson Valley Woman Killed, Son Critically Injured After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Hudson Valley
Woman Killed, Son Critically Injured After Massive Fire Breaks Out At Home In Hudson Valley 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
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home A fast-moving fire heavily damaged a Hudson Valley home as it consumed the rear and first and second floors of the residence. The blaze was reported in Rockland County in Hillcrest around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 10 on East Willow Tree Road. According to the Hillcrest Fire Department, first arriving firefighters found heavy fire in the rear, and first- and second floors of the older home that was divided into three separate living units. The firefighters at work.Hillcrest Fire Department Due to the age of the home, there were many void spaces, tongue-and-groove construction, and heavy t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Hudson Valley ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Hudson Valley A grandfather who died after saving his two young grandchildren from a raging house fire has been identified by police. Putnam County resident Jintu Zheng, age 65, of Lake Carmel, was found inside the burning home on Scarsdale Road around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, said the Kent Police. On arrival at the home, Brewster firefighters and Kent police went into the house to look for Zheng as flames engulfed the home, police said. Zheng was found by a back window. He was rushed to Putnam Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Related Story: Man Dies After Rescui…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Rescuing Grandkids In Hudson Valley House Fire, Police Say Man Dies After Rescuing Grandkids In Hudson Valley House Fire, Police Say
Man Dies After Rescuing Grandkids In Hudson Valley House Fire, Police Say An area grandfather died after saving his two grandchildren from a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley home. The fire broke out in Putnam County around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, at a home on Scarsdale Road in Lake Carmel, a hamlet in the town of Kent. Arriving firefighters and police found two small children outside the burning building, said the Kent Police Department. A 65-year-old man was found inside the burning home and was transported to Putnam Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. The house fire.Lake Carmel Fire Department The children, who were reportedly…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Resident, Dog Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Resident, Dog Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Resident, Dog Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. Authorities are investigating after an occupant of a Hudson Valley home and a dog were killed in a fire that engulfed the residence.  Crews responded to a report of a fire at a Dutchess County home, located on Lakeview Road in LaGrange, at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said a neighbor tried to enter the home to rescue the person who was trapped inside, but the fire conditions made it so the neighbor and law enforcement could not make entry. LaGrange firefighters extingui…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley A mother and a son managed to escape an intense Hudson Valley house fire that was gas-fed. The fire took place around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at a two-family home located in Putnam County at 2592 Carmel Ave., in Brewster. According to the Brewster Fire Department, first arriving firefighters were given reports of a mother and son still trapped in the fully engulfed home.  Smoke from the gas-fed fire.Brewster Fire Department Firefighters made several attempts to enter the home to search for the trapped residents but were driven back by the intense fire, the department said.  A sho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Crews From Mount Vernon Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather Crews From Mount Vernon Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather
Crews From Mount Vernon Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather Fire crews in Westchester had to contend with chilling cold temperatures and whipping winds when a tricky two-alarm house fire broke out. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, first responders were dispatched to a South Second Avenue home in Mount Vernon, where there was a report of smoke inside the structure. Upon arrival, crews from the Mount Vernon Fire Department found flames ripping through the roof of the residence, with billowing smoke visible for nearly a mile. The house suffered extensive smoke, fire, and water damage in the blaze, with the second story completely destroye…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Hudson Valley Home Catches Fire Investigation Underway After Hudson Valley Home Catches Fire
Investigation Underway After Hudson Valley Home Catches Fire An investigation is underway after a house in the Hudson Valley caught fire. It happened in Rockland County, on Thornwood Drive in New City at about 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. The residents who were in the home at the time were all able to get outside safely, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. When responders arrived, they saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the single-family home, and heard "what sounded like small arms ammunition going off inside the home," authorities said.  The New City Fire Department extinguished …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley
Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley Three residents were treated for smoke inhalation after a fast-moving fire destroyed their Hudson Valley home and two vehicles. The Rockland County fire started around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, in the Town of Ramapo at 987 Haverstraw Road in the village of Wesley Hills. According to Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins, of the Ramapo Police, the family was able to escape the flames but were treated at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. The home and the resident's two vehicles were destroyed by the blaze, Higgins said. No firefighters were injured. All roads in the area have reopened as fir…

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by Kathy Reakes
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26-Year-Old Firefighter Dies After Blaze Breaks Out At His Northern Westchester Home 26-Year-Old Firefighter Dies After Blaze Breaks Out At His Northern Westchester Home
26-Year-Old Firefighter Dies After Blaze Breaks Out At His Northern Westchester Home A young firefighter died after a blaze broke out at his home in Westchester County on Thanksgiving morning. Sean Carroll was 26 years old. The fire began in the basement of the Carroll home in Thornwood in the early hours of Thursday, Nov. 25, according to authorities. "First responding fire department members were able to evacuate Teresa Carroll and Connor Carroll who were asleep during the time of the fire," said the Rye Brook Police Benevolent Association, which is hosting an online fundraiser to support the family. "Sadly, Sean Carroll who was asleep in the basement, passed away."…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Victim Of Fatal Westchester House Fire Was A Popular Teacher, Former HS Athlete Victim Of Fatal Westchester House Fire Was A Popular Teacher, Former HS Athlete
Victim Of Fatal Westchester House Fire Was A Popular Teacher, Former HS Athlete The victim of a fatal house fire that broke out earlier this week in Westchester is being remembered as a popular teacher and former high school athlete. Roberto Eric Pallas was 33.  The fire broke out in the Village of Mamaroneck at around noontime, Sunday, Nov. 7 in the basement at 518 Walnut St. A 2006 graduate of Rye Neck High School, where he played both tennis and basketball, he received a Bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2010.  He had worked in customer service as a supervisor for Tommie Copper in Armonk. He then became a teacher who taught English to element…

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by Joe Lombardi