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Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area A Hudson Valley man was killed during a large house fire overnight. The fire took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8 on Babes Lanes in the town of Newburgh. Police and firefighters responded to a home on Babes Lane after receiving 911 calls reporting smoke and fire, said Lt. Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police. Police arrived to find one of the five occupants had not emerged from the house safely. Unfortunately, the victim, identified as Michael Gida, age 64, succumbed to the fire and smoke, Talarico said. Gida was transported to St Luke's h…

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ID Released For Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area ID Released For Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area
ID Released For Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area A worker who died after being electrocuted while trimming trees in a bucket lift in the area has been identified. Reynaldo Martinez-Cruz, 34, of Poughkeepsie, died following the accident that took place around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, said Town of Newburgh Police Lt. James Nenni. Martinez-Cruz was using a pole-saw in the bucket lift about 25-feet above the roadway when he made contact with live power lines at the corner of Babes Lane and Lattintown Road in the Town of Newburgh, said Nenni. An investigation into the accident is underway. 

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