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Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks
Blaze That Destroyed Apartment Building In Westchester May Have Been Caused By Fireworks Police and fire officials in Westchester County are reviewing video surveillance to confirm if fireworks were responsible for a large fire that destroyed a building and left six families homeless. The fire started around 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 20, at 115 Stanley Ave., in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Chief Kevin Ford. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire that grew to a four-alarm call as flames consumed the building as firefighters evacuated residents living in six apartments, Ford said. Ford said residents told fire officials that kids had been setting off fireworks in the are…

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