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385 Families Left Without Hot Water, Cooking Gas After Leak At Westchester Apartment Complex 385 Families Left Without Hot Water, Cooking Gas After Leak At Westchester Apartment Complex
385 Families Left Without Hot Water, Cooking Gas After Leak At Westchester Apartment Complex Officials, housing authority staff, and business owners will be handing emergency supplies to hundreds of residents of a Westchester apartment complex left without cooking gas and hot water as a result of a leak.  The gas leaks were discovered by Con Edison on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in systems servicing the Palisade Towers apartment complex in Yonkers on Schroeder Street, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said on Thursday, Aug. 29.  As a result of the discovery, Con Edison cut gas service to the complex's 415 units as a precaution, forcing residents to lose cooking gas and hot water …

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by Ben Crnic
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Gas Leak Damages Pelham Manor Home, Compromises Foundation Gas Leak Damages Pelham Manor Home, Compromises Foundation
Gas Leak Damages Pelham Manor Home, Compromises Foundation A home in Westchester was evacuated after firefighters discovered damage caused by a gas leak, officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, March 23, when damage was found at a home in Pelham Manor on Shore View Circle, according to village officials.  Firefighters soon responded to the residence and evacuated the home after detecting a strong gas odor. Crews also discovered that the residence's chimney was pulled away from the structure and that the foundation was compromised, officials said.   After the damage was found, Con Edison crews arrived to make repairs. …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation At Hudson Valley Condo Complex Several residents and firefighters were evaluated by first responders following a gas leak at a Hudson Valley condominium complex that forced an evacuation.  The incident happened on Saturday, March 9 in Putnam County, when a gas leak was detected in a building at The Retreat at Carmel condominium complex, the Carmel Fire Department said on Wednesday, March 20.  Arriving fire crews soon smelled a heavy odor of gas and began to evacuate the building. Firefighters were then able to find and isolate the leak, which was found to be coming from a stove on the second floor of the buildi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Westchester Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Westchester
Gas Odor Forces Evacuation Of School In Westchester A school in Northern Westchester was evacuated after a staff member reported an odor of gas for the second time in two months.  Earlier Report - Firefighters Respond To Odor Of Gas At Elementary School In Armonk: Police On Wednesday, Jan. 11, around 10:30 a.m., a teacher at Wampus Elementary School in Armonk reported an odor of gas in the building, which was then reported to North Castle Police. After this, all students and staff at the school were evacuated while fire officials investigated the odor.  No gas leak was detected, prompting the school to return to a normal day…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Gas Leak Causes Nausea, Odor At Shopping Plaza In Westchester County Gas Leak Causes Nausea, Odor At Shopping Plaza In Westchester County
Gas Leak Causes Nausea, Odor At Shopping Plaza In Westchester County An activated carbon monoxide alarm as well as reports of nausea and odor prompted a fire department to respond to a Northern Westchester shopping plaza for a gas leak.  On Monday, Dec. 12, around 4:15 p.m., firefighters responded to the ShopRite shopping center in Croton-on-Hudson located at 400 Block of South Riverside Avenue after a carbon monoxide detector went off, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Once there, firefighters measured low levels of carbon monoxide and encountered one person who reported feeling nauseated. Additionally, as they checked sever…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Mother, Son Escape After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley A mother and a son managed to escape an intense Hudson Valley house fire that was gas-fed. The fire took place around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at a two-family home located in Putnam County at 2592 Carmel Ave., in Brewster. According to the Brewster Fire Department, first arriving firefighters were given reports of a mother and son still trapped in the fully engulfed home.  Smoke from the gas-fed fire.Brewster Fire Department Firefighters made several attempts to enter the home to search for the trapped residents but were driven back by the intense fire, the department said.  A sho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Pelham Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell Pelham Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell
Pelham Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell A Westchester elementary school had to be temporarily evacuated when the smell of gas was reported in the area. Colonial Elementary School in Pelham was evacuated as a precaution at approximately noon on Friday, Sept. 27, when there was reports of the smell of gas near the building. Members from the Pelham Fire Department, Pelham Police Department and Con Edison all responded to the scene to investigate the gas odor. School officials noted that all students were safe and accounted for during the evacuation. Students and staff have since been allowed back into the building and resumed a reg…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Mill Street Bridge Connecting Greenwich, Port Chester Reopens Mill Street Bridge Connecting Greenwich, Port Chester Reopens
Mill Street Bridge Connecting Greenwich, Port Chester Reopens This story has been updated. A busy roadway that connects Greenwich to Port Chester has reopened after an hours-long closure Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 19. Heavy traffic occurred in the area after the closure of Mill Street Bridge due to a gas leak at around 1:30 p.m. The bridge reopened just before 5 p.m.

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by Joe Lombardi
Neighbors
Paw-some: Dog On The Loose Sniffs Out Westchester Gas Leak Paw-some: Dog On The Loose Sniffs Out Westchester Gas Leak
Paw-some: Dog On The Loose Sniffs Out Westchester Gas Leak A dog on the loose in Westchester showed why the animal is “man’s best friend.” The Tuckahoe Police Department received a call at approximately 3:45 on Wednesday, Feb. 6, of a loose, barking dog on Fairview Avenue. Officers responded to the scene and were able to return the dog, Sadie, to her home, when they noticed a rear sliding glass door was open and the fence was broken. Police said that initially, it appeared Sadie was simply being fussy; however, as officers were walking along the perimeter of the house, they smelled gas coming from an open basement window. Crews from the Eastcheste…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Port Chester Gas Leak Closes Roadway As Officials Search For Source Port Chester Gas Leak Closes Roadway As Officials Search For Source
Port Chester Gas Leak Closes Roadway As Officials Search For Source A gas leak has closed a roadway in Port Chester as police, fire and Con Ed employees work to find the source of the leak. The fire department has been on the scene on Ellendale Avenue for more than three hours trying to locate the source of the leak that is causing a strong odor of gas in the area, said the Port Chester Police. Ellendale has been closed as the crews work in the area. Motorists are asked to avoid the area.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates

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by Kathy Reakes