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6 Firefighters Hospitalized Battling Hoarding-Condition Blaze In NY 6 Firefighters Hospitalized Battling Hoarding-Condition Blaze In NY
6 Firefighters Hospitalized Battling Hoarding-Condition Blaze In NY A weekend fire in Orange County left seven people displaced and several firefighters hospitalized after heavy flames tore through a building. The blaze broke out around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 187 Broadway in the City of Newburgh, according to the Newburgh Fire Department.  According to an update from the department on Monday, Aug. 18, arriving fire crews saw residents climbing down the fire escape as smoke and flames poured from the rear of the structure.  Firefighters found the main body of the fire on the second floor and began stretching hoses, but their efforts were …

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by Ben Crnic
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Investigation Conducted After Greenhouse Goes Up In Flames In Croton-On-Hudson Investigation Conducted After Greenhouse Goes Up In Flames In Croton-On-Hudson
Investigation Conducted After Greenhouse Goes Up In Flames In Croton-On-Hudson Firefighters had to race to a Northern Westchester residence after a late-night blaze engulfed a greenhouse.  The incident happened on Tuesday night, Dec. 20 at 11 p.m., when a greenhouse in Croton-on-Hudson on Radnor Avenue caught on fire, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Within minutes, crews were at the scene of the fire and began efforts to extinguish it and keep it from reaching any nearby structures. Firefighters stayed at the scene for around two hours in total, according to the department.  Following an investigation by the Westchester County C…

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by Ben Crnic
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Firefighter, 2 Others Injured In Blaze At Westchester Eatery Firefighter, 2 Others Injured In Blaze At Westchester Eatery
Firefighter, 2 Others Injured In Blaze At Westchester Eatery A basement fire at a popular Westchester eatery resulted in three people being injured, including a firefighter who was hospitalized.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 8 just after 10 a.m., when the Larchmont Fire Department responded to an active basement fire at Bagels by Sofia located at 145 Chatsworth Ave. According to the department, arriving crews found plenty of smoke pouring from the eatery and upon entering, discovered heavy flames in the basement. Firefighters then evacuated everyone in the eatery as well as the two adjourning buildings before searching for any e…

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by Ben Crnic
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Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Cortlandt Home Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Cortlandt Home
Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Cortlandt Home A firefighter was hospitalized following a blaze at a Northern Westchester home that caused fireworks inside the residence to explode, complicating the response.   The fire happened at a residence in southern Cortlandt on Croton Lake Road on Wednesday, July 5 just after 3:30 p.m., according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Once crews arrived at the home, they quickly began putting out the flames, which were centered in the residence's garage underneath the living area. Firefighters were also able to rescue the homeowner's cats that had been trapped in the building.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
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86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire 86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire
86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire Ten families were displaced, including 48 adults and 38 children, during a two-alarm fire in Westchester County. The fire started shortly before 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at 149 North Boardway, in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas F. Fitzpatrick Jr. Fitzpatrick said firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and found heavy fire on the top floor of a 5-story apartment building, Fitzpatrick said. Companies quickly stretched hose lines and began suppression efforts, he said. "There was heavy fire damage on the top floor and water damage throughout," Fitzpatrick sai…

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by Kathy Reakes