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Fire Leads To Evacuation Of Busy Town Of Poughkeepsie Store Fire Leads To Evacuation Of Busy Town Of Poughkeepsie Store
Fire Leads To Evacuation Of Busy Town Of Poughkeepsie Store A fire in the deli section of the Price Chopper grocery in the Town of Poughkeepsie caused the evacuation and temporary closure of the store. The fire started around 2:07 p.m. Friday at the store located at 2585 South Road when a rotisserie caught fire, said Chief Tory Gallante of the Arlington Fire Department. The department arrived within three minutes to find customers already being evacuated by store employees, Gallante said. "They did an excellent job of evacuating the shoppers," he said. "It can take a while." The fire was already out by the time firefighters rea…

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by Kathy Reakes