Light Rain Fog/Mist 44°
Tag:

Underwriters Laboratories

Police & Fire
Off-Brand Rechargeable Battery Starts Blaze At Northern Westchester Home Off-Brand Rechargeable Battery Starts Blaze At Northern Westchester Home
Off-Brand Rechargeable Battery Starts Blaze At Northern Westchester Home Fire officials are giving residents battery safety tips following a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence caused by an off-brand rechargeable product. The fire broke out on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 3 p.m. at a residence in Somers on Wood Street, the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department announced on Saturday, Jan. 27.  According to the department, which provided mutual aid during the incident, a small fire broke out on the first floor of the residence but was quickly put out.  The cause of the blaze was later determined to be an off-brand rechargeable battery, fire…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Lithium Battery Causes Garage Fire In Hudson Valley While Homeowner Vacations Lithium Battery Causes Garage Fire In Hudson Valley While Homeowner Vacations
Lithium Battery Causes Garage Fire In Hudson Valley While Homeowner Vacations A homeowner in the Hudson Valley came home from vacation to discover that a lithium battery had started a fire in their garage while they were gone, fire officials said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 18 just after 2 p.m., when members of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department were sent to a residence in the hamlet to respond to a report of a possible structural fire.  According to the department, the call came from a homeowner who had returned after six days away on vacation to find their single-car garage covered in soot and the charred remains of some of their belonging…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Close And Contain: It Could Save Lives! Close And Contain: It Could Save Lives!
Close And Contain: It Could Save Lives! WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- 2018 got off to a very cold start. The cold temperatures gave lead to a frightening 60 percent increase in home fire fatalities when compared to the beginning of 2017. While it is wise to have a Central Station Fire and Burglar Alarm, which is proven to greatly reduce the risk of total home loss and save lives, there is another safety precaution you can take today that will save lives, prevent a home fire from spreading and cost you nothing. That safety precaution is to close and contain. The team at Advocate is advising that that if you find yourself in a struc…

SHARE

Content Partner: Advocate Brokerage Corp.