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PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley
Photos: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley A car caught fire on Route 17 in Rockland County on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 24, sending a large plume of smoke into the air.  The blaze happened in Sloatsburg shortly after 2 p.m., when a vehicle went up in flames on the northbound side of Route 17 near 950 Woodmont Ln., according to Ramapo Police.  Both Ramapo officers and the Sloatsburg Fire Department responded to the scene.  The flames have since been put out, The Monsey Scoop reported. No injuries were reported, according to the outlet.  Ramapo Police said to expect delays in the area. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In Westchester: Train Service Now Resumed (UPDATE) Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In Westchester: Train Service Now Resumed (UPDATE)
Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In Westchester: Train Service Now Resumed (Update) Authorities are providing more details after a chemical reaction inside a Westchester warehouse triggered a massive hazmat and fire response that temporarily shut down Metro-North service and forced nearby residents to evacuate. The incident began just after noon on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 143 Woodworth Ave. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police. Investigators said beauty supplies inside the warehouse spilled, causing a chemical reaction that ignited into a fire.  Yonkers Fire Department battled the blaze throughout the afternoon with 17 companies and more than 80 firefighters. Yonkers P…

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by Ben Crnic
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Firefighters Evaluated After Blaze At Recycling Facility In NY Firefighters Evaluated After Blaze At Recycling Facility In NY
Firefighters Evaluated After Blaze At Recycling Facility In NY A massive fire at a recycling facility in Dutchess County drew a multi-agency response after heavy smoke was spotted pouring from the building. The blaze broke out around 1:19 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Republic Services facility, locally known as Hudson Baylor, located at 508 Fishkill Ave. in Beacon, according to the City of Beacon Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they were met with thick black smoke. A second alarm was quickly transmitted, summoning additional resources to the scene. Crews from Castle Point, the Village of Fishkill, the City of Newburgh, and Rombout assis…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida
Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida The identities have been released of three people who were killed when a small aircraft crashed near a busy stretch of I-95 in Florida. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Boca Raton, and created a large plume of smoke visible for miles. The victims were all those on board the Cessna 310, Boca Raton Fire Rescue said.  They have now been identified as family members Robert Stark, age 81, of Boca Raton, Stephen Stark, age 54, of Delray Beach, Florida, and Brooke Stark, age 17, also of Delray Beach, Florida.  Authorities have not specified who was flyi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Basement Blaze Fills Home With Smoke In Westchester (PHOTOS) Basement Blaze Fills Home With Smoke In Westchester (PHOTOS)
Basement Blaze Fills Home With Smoke In Westchester (Photos) A basement blaze at a Westchester home filled the building with smoke and prompted a quick response from fire crews, firefighters said. The fire began at 73 Gordon St. in Yonkers on Monday morning, Feb. 24, according to the Yonkers Fire Department, which soon found smoke coming from the basement and transmitted a 10-29 signal. Firefighters knocked down the flames in the basement, preventing the fire from spreading to the rest of the house. Crews then worked to ventilate the home, which had heavy smoke throughout.  No injuries were reported. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Hudson Valley Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Hudson Valley
Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Home In Hudson Valley Firefighters responded to an active chimney fire in Dutchess County on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, prompting residents to evacuate. The fire, which happened at a home in the hamlet of Chelsea, was reported just before 7 p.m., with crews arriving to find heavy smoke inside the home and flames coming from the chimney. All residents had safely evacuated the house before firefighters arrived, according to the Chelsea Fire Company.  Chelsea Fire Company crews searched the inside of the home and requested help from the City of Beacon Fire Department, which sent a ladder truck to access …

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by Ben Crnic
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Thick Smoke Pours From Mahopac Business, Prompts Large Response Thick Smoke Pours From Mahopac Business, Prompts Large Response
Thick Smoke Pours From Mahopac Business, Prompts Large Response A fire inside a dryer at a business in Putnam County sent thick smoke billowing through the building and a neighboring business, prompting a large emergency response. The blaze broke out on Friday, Jan. 31, at Mahopac Launderaid & Dry Cleaners, located at 960 South Lake Blvd., just before 11 a.m., according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  When first responders arrived, they encountered heavy smoke pouring from the front door, leading officials to activate a first-alarm structure fire response.  Fire crews determined that the flames had been contained to items insid…

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by Ben Crnic
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Burning Lithium Battery Sparks Garbage Truck Fire In Westchester Burning Lithium Battery Sparks Garbage Truck Fire In Westchester
Burning Lithium Battery Sparks Garbage Truck Fire In Westchester Fire crews in Westchester responded to a garbage truck fire after workers spotted smoke coming from a lithium-ion battery from the vehicle’s load, firefighters said. The incident happened in Dobbs Ferry on Tuesday, Jan. 28, around 8 a.m., when the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department was dispatched to the Department of Public Works Garage for reports of a garbage truck fire.  Upon arrival, firefighters found that the smoke was coming from the back of the truck. After the vehicle’s load was dumped, crews discovered a burning lithium-ion battery in the middle of the pile, the department said.&nbs…

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by Ben Crnic
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Smoke From Roof Of DPW Building Prompts Emergency Response In Croton Smoke From Roof Of DPW Building Prompts Emergency Response In Croton
Smoke From Roof Of DPW Building Prompts Emergency Response In Croton Firefighters in Northern Westchester were called into action after smoke was spotted coming from the roof of a Department of Public Works building.  The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 5, at around 3:30 p.m., when a passerby reported the smoke coming from the Croton-on-Hudson DPW building on Yorktown Road, according to the village's fire department. Due to the lack of pressurized fire hydrants in the area, tankers from Millwood and Yorktown Heights fire departments were also sent, the fire department said. Crews soon arrived on the scene and confirmed smoke coming from the roof…

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by Ben Crnic
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Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley
Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley Responders in the Hudson Valley worked quickly to battle a blaze an auto dealership on Thanksgiving night, ensuring the business avoided significant damage. The blaze broke out in Putnam County just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, at Meadowland Car Dealership in Carmel, according to authorities. Firefighters from the Carmel Fire Department arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the building on Route 6 near Old Route 6. Crews traced the fire to a heating unit on the roof and in the building’s maintenance area, the Carmel Fire Department said. The Carmel FD said that "The source of t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Dryer Sparks Blaze At Hudson National Golf Course Clubhouse In Croton Dryer Sparks Blaze At Hudson National Golf Course Clubhouse In Croton
Dryer Sparks Blaze At Hudson National Golf Course Clubhouse In Croton Firefighters raced to a golf course clubhouse in Northern Westchester after a dryer fire filled the building with smoke. The incident happened in Croton-on-Hudson on Monday, Nov. 4 just before 8:45 a.m., when a blaze began inside a dryer at the Hudson National Golf Course's clubhouse, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found that the building was filled with smoke and quickly used a hose to put the fire out. Crews then stayed for around 90 minutes to ventilate the building.  Luckily, the fire was contained to the appliance and no injuries wer…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Engulfed In Flames On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester Car Engulfed In Flames On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester
Car Engulfed In Flames On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester A vehicle fire prompted an early morning response on the Taconic State Parkway. The blaze happened on Saturday, Oct. 19 around 8:30 a.m. in Northern Westchester, when an SUV caught on fire on the southbound side in Hawthorne. Arriving fire crews soon found the vehicle consumed by flames and quickly hosed it down, putting the blaze out completely.  The response took around an hour and sent plumes of smoke up into the air on the parkway, as seen in images of the fire released on the Hawthorne Fire Department's social media page.  No injuries were reported. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Self-Cleaning Oven Sparks Blaze At Apartment Complex In Croton-On-Hudson Self-Cleaning Oven Sparks Blaze At Apartment Complex In Croton-On-Hudson
Self-Cleaning Oven Sparks Blaze At Apartment Complex In Croton-On-Hudson A blaze at a Northern Westchester apartment complex sparked by a self-cleaning oven was quickly stopped in its tracks thanks to quick action from firefighters.  The fire happened on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at around 1:20 p.m., when smoke was seen coming from the Bari Manor Apartments on Old Post Road South in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department.  Arriving fire crews quickly made their way to a second-floor apartment and found that a grease fire had begun inside an oven. Firefighters then stretched a hose to the apartment and extinguished the blaze.  Crews …

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by Ben Crnic