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Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Church In New Rochelle Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Church In New Rochelle
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Church In New Rochelle A three-alarm fire tore through a church on Thursday morning in Westchester just two days after Christmas. Dozens of firefighters responded to the Zion Evangelical Baptist Church on Lockwood Avenue in New Rochelle at approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27, when the fire broke out on the second floor, officials said. Smoke could be seen billowing for several blocks as crews worked to knock down the flames and extinguish several stubborn hotspots that broke out in the walls for several hours. New Rochelle Fire Chief cited “void spaces” in the church and an abundance of dry wood in the near…