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Update: Support Pours In For Longtime Firefighter Injured In Northern Westchester Blaze Update: Support Pours In For Longtime Firefighter Injured In Northern Westchester Blaze
Update: Support Pours In For Longtime Firefighter Injured In Northern Westchester Blaze A community is pulling together to raise money and cook meals for the family of a beloved firefighter who was seriously injured in a Northern Westchester blaze.  The effort began after longtime Pound Ridge firefighter and senior resident Ray Clark was injured in an intense blaze that went up at a Bedford residence on Long Ridge Road on Monday morning, April 8.  Earlier Report - Blaze Tears Through Bedford Home, Causes Road Closure Clark, a 62-year department member, is known for always giving his time to his community. Now that he is in need, though, Pound Ridge is maki…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester
Four-Alarm Fire Rages At Strip Mall In Westchester A four-alarm fire has responders from across the region working to knock down flames at a strip mall in Westchester. The fire started around 6:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in Yonkers on the 600-block of Yonkers Avenue in a commercial building, and has caused multiple collapses inside, according to a post on Facebook by the Yonkers Uniformed Fire Officers Association. Upon arrival, firefighters could see heavy fire coming through the roof of the building. The department is asking all motorists and residents to avoid the area. Yonkers Police said that Yonkers Avenue at St. Johns Church is clo…

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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
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building
Firefighter Injured, Eight Families Displaced In Blaze At Westchester Apartment Building All hands were on deck on Tuesday as crews dealt with three fires that broke out in area homes, leaving a firefighter with a minor injury and several families displaced in the most recent blaze, which occurred in the evening. After battling blazes in Yonkers on Park Avenue - where a woman died in a basement fire - and Brookdale Avenue, crews were called to a Warburton Avenue apartment at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 4, when a fire broke out in between the walls of two floors. Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said that the one-alarm fire required approximately 45 firefighters. The …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter In Area Two-Alarm Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter In Area
Two-Alarm Blaze Heavily Damages Home, Injures Firefighter In Area One firefighter was injured in a massive, two-alarm blaze that heavily damaged a single-family home in Red Hook and sent the homeowner to the hospital for anxiety-related issues. Red Hook firefighters responded to a report of smoke around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at 36 Spencer Drive, according to Red Hook Asst. Chief Shawn Ball. Arriving firefighters noticed thick black smoke and called for a second-alarm which brought out more than 30 firefighters from surrounding stations.  The fire, which started in a screened in patio dining area, where a grill was located, moved quickly to the attic, making …

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by Kathy Reakes