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Unnoticed Overnight Blaze Destroys Cottage On College Campus In NY Unnoticed Overnight Blaze Destroys Cottage On College Campus In NY
Unnoticed Overnight Blaze Destroys Cottage On College Campus In NY A structure fire that burned through the night leveled a building on a Dutchess County college campus before it was eventually discovered early in the morning.  Emergency crews were dispatched at 6:50 a.m. on July 15 to the Apple Cottage on the Bard College Massena campus in Red Hook, where arriving firefighters found the building had burned to the ground and was still smoldering, the Tivoli Fire Department said on Tuesday night, July 15. Firefighters from Tivoli Fire Company and Red Hook Fire Company responded to the scene and worked to fully extinguish the remaining fire.  …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Multi-Family Home, Starts Fire In Westchester: Driver At Large, Police Say Car Slams Into Multi-Family Home, Starts Fire In Westchester: Driver At Large, Police Say
Car Slams Into Multi-Family Home, Starts Fire In Westchester: Driver At Large, Police Say A multi-family home in Westchester caught fire and lost its structural integrity after a car driven by a suspect who fled the scene crashed into it, firefighters said.  Just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, firefighters were called to the area of South Highland Avenue and Lincoln Place in Ossining, where a car had crashed into a multi-family residence and burst into flames, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, which helped battle the blaze.  Upon arrival, Ossining Fire Department units transmitted a “10-75” signal, indicating a working fire.  Fire crews, …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Officer Rescues Dog From Third Floor Of Burning Building In Northern Westchester Officer Rescues Dog From Third Floor Of Burning Building In Northern Westchester
Officer Rescues Dog From Third Floor Of Burning Building In Northern Westchester A police officer is being recognized for his brave rescue of a dog who had become trapped behind a gate on the third floor of a burning building in Northern Westchester.  The rescue happened on Thursday, April 13, when a fire broke out in an apartment building in Ossining on Croton Avenue and a dog named Cujo became trapped on the third floor behind a gate.  When Officer Jason DaSilva arrived at the scene of the fire, residents told him that Cujo was still trapped. The neighbors had attempted to enter the apartment but were unable to get in because Cujo's owner was at work and the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Loss Of Water Pressure Affected Response To Peekskill Condo Fire; How To Donate To Victims Loss Of Water Pressure Affected Response To Peekskill Condo Fire; How To Donate To Victims
Loss Of Water Pressure Affected Response To Peekskill Condo Fire; How To Donate To Victims In the wake of a massive fire that destroyed 16 units of a condominium complex in Northern Westchester, donations are being accepted to help those who were displaced.  Earlier Report - Condominiums Go Up In Flames In Peekskill Early Morning Blaze The fire happened at the Hillcrest Park Condominiums on Thursday morning, Jan. 5, and ultimately ended up in the complex's Building 3 being demolished, destroying 16 units, according to Peekskill city officials.  The battle to put out the flames, which took around 14 hours, was affected by a loss of water pressure condominium's privately owned hy…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Northern Westchester Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Northern Westchester
Fast-Moving Fire Rips Through Building In Northern Westchester A fast-moving fire that heavily damaged a building is under investigation in Northern Westchester. The fire was discovered around 8:13 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, when the Chappaqua Fire Department was called to the area behind their firehouse for a reported garage fire, the department said. First arriving units, who found flames shooting out of the roof, determined the address to be on Memorial Drive, in a building that had a significant fire in September 2020.  Crews battled frigid conditions for over three hours and severe icing conditions to extinguish the fire, the department said.  Th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
12 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Blaze That Causes Metro-North Delays 12 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Blaze That Causes Metro-North Delays
12 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Blaze That Causes Metro-North Delays Ten firefighters were injured and a dozen families displaced when a fire broke out that left two houses in Westchester destroyed and caused Metro-North delays. Crews were dispatched to 781 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, when flames broke out in the first building affected, Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said. In total, 55 firefighters responded to the scene, with additional relief crews called in for assistance. Flynn said that upon arrival, crews found that the fire had spread throughout the building, and the rear walls of the building collapsed…

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by Zak Failla