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Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley
Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley home was left uninhabitable after a two-alarm kitchen fire broke out at an area condo complex. First responders in Dutchess County responded to the Envoy Plaza Condo Complex on Beechwood Avenue in Poughkeepsie shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a kitchen fire that broke out. Crews from the Arlington and City of Poughkeepsie fire departments responded to the 911 call within minutes, with first responders reporting that there was fire visible in a window on the first floor, prompting a second alarm. The fire was contained in the kitchen a…

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by Zak Failla
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One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire
One Dead In Hudson Valley Condominium Fire One person died when a fire broke out in a second-floor Hudson Valley condo unit, officials announced. Crews from the Arlington Fire Department responded to the Greenbriar Condominiums on South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, where there was a report of smoke coming from underneath the sink of a unit. Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh said that a volunteer member of Arlington who lives in that complex exited his home and observed a large quantity of smoke in the area. He was also able to determine that the fire was not in the original c…

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by Zak Failla
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Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles
Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles An early morning intense garage fire destroyed two vehicles and killed five chickens in the area. The blaze began around 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, in Arlington in the detached garage of a home at 45 LaGrange Avenue. Arriving firefighters found the three-bay detached garage fully involved in fire with two additional cars parked in the driveway, said Arlington Fire District Chief William Steenbergh. Town police officers were already assisting with evacuating occupants from the nearby houses as a second alarm was issued bringing addition to the scene, as well as Mobile Li…

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by Kathy Reakes