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Residence Goes Up In Flames In Brewster
A Hudson Valley residence was damaged in a blaze that took crews hours to put out. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Monday, April 16 around 2:40 a.m., when a residence in Brewster on Dingle Ridge Road went up in flames, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department. Responding fire crews from Lake Carmel, Brewster, Carmel, Croton Falls, and the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team were able to get the blaze under control after around two hours, firefighters said. The cause of the fire was not released.
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Route 22 In Brewster
A large brush fire near a busy Hudson Valley road sent plumes of smoke into the air before crews could put it out. The blaze happened in Putnam County on Tuesday afternoon, April 9 off Route 22 in Brewster, where a large brush fire ignited, Carmel fire officials said on Wednesday, April 17. The incident prompted a large response from the Brewster and Carmel Fire Departments and sent plenty of smoke into the air before it was eventually put out. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Large Hudson Valley Fire Destroys Several Townhomes, Leaves Residents Homeless
Several residents were left homeless after a fire ripped through a popular Hudson Valley townhouse complex. The incident occurred in Orange County shortly after 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, in Chester at the Whispering Hills Complex. Chester Fire Chief Tom Marchiano told Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions that when firefighters arrived, they found flames shooting through the roof of one of the buildings in the center of the complex. Marchiano told Lieb the building was completely destroyed when the roof eventually caved in. Firefighters are on the scene. Rockland Video Produc…
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2
At least two residential buildings were destroyed during a two-alarm fire in the Hudson Valley that left 24 people homeless. The incident occurred in Orange County at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at 59 and 61 Carter St., in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, a spokesman for the Newburgh Fire Department, arriving units found the rear of 59 and 61 Carter Street fully involved with fire, which was spreading to the interior of the buildings. Neppl said crews stretched handlines into the interior and began bringing the fire down and searching for hidden fire. Mark Lieb…
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley 4-Alarm Fire Displaces 33, Injures 3
A 4-alarm fire that started at a Hudson Valley home and spread, displaced 33 people, including three infants, and injured three. The fire occurred in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, March 31 on Lutheran Street in the city of Newburgh. According to Newburgh city officials, responding firefighters found a three-story building at 36 Lutheran St. consumed in fire, with occupants of the adjoining buildings exiting their homes. A scene from the fire. Rockland Video Productions Undetectable from the front of the structure, it was discovered that the fire had already spread…
Police & Fire
Blaze Damages Over 100-Year-Old Home In Hudson Valley
A Northern Westchester residence more than a century old was damaged by a blaze that began in its chimney, firefighters said. The fire began on Friday, March 22 just before 7 p.m. at a residence in Croton-on-Hudson on Teatown Road, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Arriving fire crews found an active blaze in one of the flues in the home's chimney between the second floor and attic. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the chimney, but radiant heat from the flames began damaging items on the second floor. Luckily though, damage to the over 100-yea…
Police & Fire
Dog Dies After Basement Blaze At Northern Westchester Residence
A dog died following a blaze that began in the basement of a Northern Westchester home, firefighters said. The fire began on Thursday, March 7 just before 10:30 a.m. at a residence in Ossining on Somerstown Road, according to the Millwood Fire Department. Arriving crews soon found smoke coming out of the house and forced their way in, discovering that the main body of the fire was contained in the basement. Firefighters then stretched a hose line into the home and began aggressively extinguishing the blaze, getting it under control within an hour. During a search of the residence, a …
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Massive Apartment Building Fire Displaces More Than 100 Residents In Hudson Valley
A massive fire in the Hudson Valley destroyed numerous apartments and left almost 100 people displaced. The blaze broke out in Rockland County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Surrey Carlton Apartments on Slinn Avenue in Spring Valley. According to the American Red Cross, by 5 p.m., Sunday some 63 adults and 83 children had signed up for assistance. The fire, which is believed to have started on the top floor, spread quickly, but no residents were injured, said ABC 7. One firefighter was treated and released at an area hospital after a roof collapsed on him, reported ABC 7. Mo…
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Update: Support Pouring In After Family Loses Everything In Peekskill Blaze
Following a devastating fire that left a Northern Westchester family with nothing, community members are making sure that they will get the help they need to recover. The blaze, which began on Sunday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m. at a two-and-a-half-story residence on Orchard Street in Peekskill, left the multi-family home destroyed, according to the city's fire department. Earlier Report - Blaze Tears Through Multi-Family Residence In Peekskill According to Eddie Guiracocha, the owner of Peekskill's Copy Center Services who created a GoFundMe fundraiser page on beha…
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Blaze Tears Through Multi-Family Residence In Peekskill
A multi-family residence in Northern Westchester was gutted by an intense blaze that took hours to extinguish, fire officials said. The fire began on Sunday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m. at a two-and-a-half-story residence on Orchard Street in Peekskill, according to the city's fire department. Arriving fire crews soon found heavy flames coming from the rear of the wood-frame building and began stretching a hose line to begin dousing the blaze. At this point, the fire had engulfed the entire rear of the building from basement to roof and was beginning to even reach surrounding structures, fire…
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Update: Support Rises For Mahopac Family Who Lost 'Dream Home' In Blaze
A community is coming together to raise funds for a retired police officer and his family who lost their beloved Hudson Valley home in a destructive blaze. The fire, which happened on Wednesday, Jan. 24 in Putnam County at a residence in Mahopac on Old Bullet Hole Road, left the home completely destroyed following a tough battle that required firefighters to improvise and use a water source a mile away. Earlier Report - Mahopac Home Destroyed In Early Morning Blaze: Occupants, Firefighters Escape Unharmed The blaze was a "life-changing experience" for the home's occup…
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Yorktown Residence Amid Dense Fog, Rain
Firefighters endured rain and heavy fog while battling a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence that left the home damaged. The fire broke out on Wednesday, Jan. 24 around 6:30 p.m., when flames ignited at a residence in Yorktown in the area of Hardwood Place and Hanover Street. With the help of mutual aid from departments from Croton-on-Hudson and Mahopac, firefighters were able to bring the fire under control and put out hot spots. The response to the blaze took several hours. The cause of the fire was not released.
Police & Fire
2 Victims Rescued After Suffering Burns In Cortlandt House Fire
Two people were taken to a trauma center after becoming trapped inside a Northern Westchester residence that caught on fire. The incident happened in Cortlandt on Monday, Jan. 16 around 8:45 a.m., when a residence caught on fire with people trapped inside. According to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department, arriving crews were able to extinguish the blaze and put out hot spots while also rescuing the two victims who were trapped inside. A search for more residents came up negative, fire officials said. The two victims were later hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation.&…
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4 Children Die After Fire Rips Through Connecticut Home
Four children all under the age of 12 died during a massive house fire overnight in northern Connecticut. Fire Update: Residents Donating To Help Somer Family That Lost 4 Children In Blaze The fire occurred in Tolland County around 10:25 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 44 Quality Ave., in the town of Somers. According to Somers Fire Marshal/Fire Chief John Roache, first-arriving firefighters had word that several people may be trapped inside. "Our initial personnel were on scene within 5 minutes and found the entire front of the house heavily involved in fire," said Roache. Three r…
Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Blaze At Multi-Family Home In Peekskill
A fire at a multi-family residence in Northern Westchester sent one occupant to the hospital, fire officials said. The incident began on Friday, Dec. 29 around 9:30 a.m. at a residence in Peekskill on Highland Avenue, where an electrical outlet was reported to be smoking, according to the City of Peekskill Fire Department. Arriving crews soon found smoke coming from the first floor of the two-and-a-half-story multi-family dwelling and began entering the building to find the exact location of the blaze. Soon, firefighters found that the main body of the fire was centered in the enclose…
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New Update: Firefighter Falls Through Floor, Pets Killed In Somers Blaze
A Northern Westchester home was destroyed in a blaze that killed family pets and forced responding firefighters to evacuate the building, officials said. The blaze happened on Friday, Dec. 15 around 11:15 a.m., when a two-story residence in Somers on Route 202 caught on fire, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Earlier Report - Firefighter Removed From Burning Home In Somers: Developing Responding crews found flames engulfing the structure and began aggressively battling the blaze inside the home. However, after a firefighter fell through the first floor and into …
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Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley
Police are investigating after a middle-aged man was killed in a fiery overnight crash on I-87. It happened in Westchester just before 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10 on northbound I-87 in the village of Tarrytown. When New York State Police troopers arrived at the scene, a tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames. A preliminary investigation determined that the driver and sole occupant, Saratoga County resident Richard A. Simmons, age 53, of Clifton Park, left the roadway just prior to the new Tappan Zee Bridge, striking the guide rail and a storage outbuilding. Simmons was pronounced de…
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I-84 Crash Involving School Bus Ends With 2 Vehicles On Fire
A crash between a Hudson Valley school bus and a car left both vehicles in flames. The incident occurred in Orange County in the town of Wallkill around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 on I-84. Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police said troopers from the Greenville barracks responded to a reported collision involving a Minisink Valley Central School District bus and a Hyundai Elantra on I-84 in the town of Wallkill. Shortly after troopers arrived on scene both the car and school bus became fully engulfed in fire. All occupants of both vehicles were safely out of the vehic…
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Blaze Breaks Out At Burger King Location In Westchester
Crews had to race to save a Home of the Whopper in Westchester after a fire broke out inside the fast food restaurant. The incident happened on Saturday evening, Oct. 7 at a Burger King in Elmsford located at 265 East Main St. (Route 119), where crews were called to respond to a working fire, according to the Elmsford Fire Department. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, the blaze was found to have started in the building's ductwork and was quickly extinguished. Firefighters then climbed to the restaurant's roof to make sure the flames had not spread. After venting …
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Business In Northern Westchester
An overnight three-alarm blaze at a store in Northern Westchester prompted a large response from several fire departments and left the business damaged. The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Mast Market in Mount Kisco located at 92 South Moger Ave., prompting a response from several fire departments in the area. According to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department, the blaze was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire because of the size of the building and the amount of firefighters involved in the response. After arriving at the scene of the fire, crews…
Police & Fire
Fire Ignites At Train Station In Northern Westchester
Emergency crews were sent to a train station in Northern Westchester after a power substation caught on fire. The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 22 just after 2 p.m., when firefighters from Croton-On-Hudson and Briarcliff Manor were sent to the Scarborough Metro-North Station for a reported blaze. According to the Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department, arriving crews found a fire on the roof of a power substation and soon began working to extinguish it. With the help of the Millwood Fire Department as well, crews were able to put out the blaze and return to service ar…
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Hudson Valley Transfer Station Fire Under Investigation
An investigation is underway following a fire at a Hudson Valley transfer station. The blaze took place in Orange County around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the station located on Training Center Lane in New Hampton. When the Goshen Fire Department arrived on the scene they found an active fire in a large sorting facility, the department said. The first engine from West Point Professional Firefighters was in the area and responded to assist. Goshen firefighters on the scene of the fire.Minisink Hook and Ladder Co. 1 - Goshen FD Firefighters quickly got water on the fire, but found …
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Lithium Battery Causes Garage Fire In Mahopac 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…
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School Fire: Solar Panel Goes Up In Flames In Northern Westchester
A burnt-out solar panel caused flames to erupt on the roof of a school in Northern Westchester, requiring a quick response from numerous fire departments. The blaze happened on Friday, July 21 around 1:40 p.m., when the Pocantico Hills and Archville Fire Departments were sent to the Pocantico Hills Central School for a fire on the roof. According to the Pocantico Hills Fire Department, arriving crews confirmed that flames were coming from the roof of the building and quickly required a tower ladder and additional help from the Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow Fire Depar…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Face Exploding Fireworks While Battling Blaze At Cortlandt Home
A firefighter was hospitalized following a blaze at a Northern Westchester home that caused fireworks inside the residence to explode, complicating the response. The fire happened at a residence in southern Cortlandt on Croton Lake Road on Wednesday, July 5 just after 3:30 p.m., according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Once crews arrived at the home, they quickly began putting out the flames, which were centered in the residence's garage underneath the living area. Firefighters were also able to rescue the homeowner's cats that had been trapped in the building.&n…
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Region
Two people are dead after a Tesla crashed off the road and into a house in the region, causing a fire to break out. New York State Police released information on Wednesday, July 5 surrounding the crash that happened late last week in Columbia County, near the border of northwestern Dutchess County. A days-long investigation determined that the 2022 Tesla Model X was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 9 in the town of Livingston and left the roadway at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 29. The vehicle struck a tree and then the residence before the fire started.&n…
Police & Fire
Battery-Powered Children's Car Starts Fire At Northern Westchester Home
A residence in Northern Westchester was damaged when a children's battery-powered car erupted into flames in the home's garage, prompting a response by a hazmat team. The incident happened on Friday, June 30 just before 7 a.m., when firefighters in Croton-on-Hudson were sent to a home on Hixson Road that was filling with smoke. According to the department, crews arrived and found that a battery-powered children's car had caught fire in the garage, but had been extinguished by the homeowner before firefighters arrived. Firefighters then checked the home for any more signs …
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Restaurant In Northern Westchester
An early morning kitchen fire that erupted inside a restaurant in Northern Westchester could have been a lot worse if not for a city employee who was in the right place at the right time. The blaze began on Wednesday morning, June 14 around 4:20 a.m., when a Peekskill city employee who was assigned to a street sweeper vehicle noticed smoke coming out of a commercial building at 1 Bank St., according to Peekskill Fire Chief James Seymour. Crews then soon arrived at the building, occupied by Burger Diner, and discovered that the fire had begun in a kitchen area and extended to the …
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Fire Threatens Animals At Nature Preserve In Northern Westchester
A late-day blaze at a nature reservation in Northern Westchester posed a threat to several animals housed in the building before it was put out. The fire happened during the evening of Wednesday, June 7 at the Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. An original report of smoke in the building led to crews responding to a building on the reservation. Once there, firefighters discovered a fire that had started in the attic and were able to extinguish it and overhaul the area after a little more than an hour. Luckily, none of …
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Fire At College Housing In Northern Westchester Displaces Students
A college housing apartment in Northern Westchester was heavily damaged after a fire tore through it, adding smoke to already hazy skies caused by Canadian wildfires. The fire happened on Wednesday, June 7, when the Valhalla and Hawthorne Fire Departments responded to a fire at an apartment at New York Medical College on Old Farm Road. Once arriving, crews found that smoke was pouring out of the second floor of the building, and began work to extinguish the blaze. After making their way inside the apartment, which was filled with heavy flames, firefighters were able to ab…
Police & Fire
Barbershop Blaze: E-Bike Cited As Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Hudson Valley Business
An E-bike started a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley barbershop. The fire took place in Rockland County at the Veloz Barbershop on Thursday, June 1, in Spring Valley, said the Ramapo Police. The fire started from an E-bike that was located at the front of the barbershop by the entrance, said Chris Kear, Rockland County Fire Coordinator. "An employee said that she heard loud popping noises turned around and saw the bike on fire and then got everybody out the back door," Kear said. There were no injuries. The incident is currently under investigation by the Ramapo Police Investiga…
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