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Assistant Fire Chief Busts Down Door, Puts Out Flames Before Crews Arrive At Hudson Valley Home Assistant Fire Chief Busts Down Door, Puts Out Flames Before Crews Arrive At Hudson Valley Home
Assistant Fire Chief Busts Down Door, Puts Out Flames Before Crews Arrive At Hudson Valley Home A quick-thinking assistant fire chief took matters into his own hands, forcing entry into a burning Putnam County home and using a fire extinguisher to knock down flames before more crews arrived. The blaze broke out in Mahopac around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at a one-story home near Hill Street and Hitchcock Hill Road, prompting police to close Hill Street between Bullethole Road and Hitchcock Hill Road during the afternoon hours.  According to the Mahopac Falls Fire Department, Assistant Chief Tompkins was first on the scene and confirmed that flames were coming from the r…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters
Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After NY Fire That Killed 2 Sisters A husband and wife will avoid jail after admitting fault in a fire at their New York vacation rental that killed two sisters. On Long Island, Peter Miller, age 56, and Pamela Miller, age 55, were each sentenced to community service in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the deaths of Lindsay and Jillian Wiener, CBS New York reports. The 19-year-old Lindsay and 21-year-old Jillian, both of Potomac, Maryland, were vacationing with their brother and parents at the Millers’ Noyac home when the blaze broke out on the morning of Aug. 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation K…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Lithium Ion Batteries Cause 2 Fires At Northern Westchester Residences Lithium Ion Batteries Cause 2 Fires At Northern Westchester Residences
Lithium Ion Batteries Cause 2 Fires At Northern Westchester Residences Firefighters rushed to two Northern Westchester homes after devices containing lithium-ion batteries went up in flames.  One of the incidents happened at a Somers residence on Wednesday, Aug. 21, when the battery inside a child-sized all-terrain vehicle went into thermal runway at around 1:30 a.m., spewing smoke, sparks, toxic gas, and debris, according to the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services.  The family was soon awakened by smoke detectors, DES officials said, adding that hazmat team members arrived to safely dispose of the battery.  The second fire…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
CVS In Westchester Ordered Temporarily Closed For Fire Code Violation CVS In Westchester Ordered Temporarily Closed For Fire Code Violation
CVS In Westchester Ordered Temporarily Closed For Fire Code Violation A CVS Pharmacy in Westchester is temporarily shut down for maintenance following fire code violations.  The CVS location at 350 South Broadway (Route 9) in Tarrytown was closed on Friday, Aug. 9, according to a notice posted on the pharmacy's door by village officials.  The notice indicates that the building is not to be occupied due to fire code violations related to the accumulation of combustible waste.  A notice posted by the store also reads that the location is "closed for maintenance."  The closure follows an incident on Friday morning that prompted a fire depar…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend
Don't Adjust Your Calendar: Unseasonable Stretch Will Lead Into 'Fall Back' Weekend High pressure will bring dry and mild weather for the remainder of the week and into the start of the "Fall Back" weekend, according to the National Weather Service. There will be sunshine and warmer-than-normal temperatures on Wednesday, Nov. 2, with highs  in the mid to upper 60s and calm winds. It will remain mild and mostly sunny each day through the week's end on Saturday, Nov. 5 with some areas of patchy fog in the morning hours at times. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. when it's time to set clocks back. Clouds will increase on Sunday as sunset arrives earlie…

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by Joe Lombardi