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Tractor-Trailer Bursts Into Flames On I-287 In Westchester
A tractor-trailer fire on a highway in Westchester caused a plume of smoke to soar into the air as the vehicle was fully engulfed. The incident happened on Monday, July 24 around 5:30 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 287 in Port Chester near Exit 11, according to the Port Chester Fire Department. When crews arrived at the blaze, they found the vehicle's occupants outside and knew the response would be prolonged because of the intensity of the flames, the department said. With the help of the Rye, Rye Brook, and Purchase Fire Departments, the fire was eventually put out after several hours.…
Police & Fire
Large Power Outage Traps People In Elevator At College In Westchester
A significant power outage resulted in firefighters searching more than 20 buildings at a college campus in Westchester for people trapped in elevators. The incident happened on Wednesday, May 10 at SUNY Purchase College at 735 Anderson Hill Rd., which suffered a major power outage that resulted in a failure of communications, according to the Purchase Fire Department. When firefighters arrived at the campus, they learned that the outage may have caused people to become stuck in elevators. As a result, they commenced a search of over 20 buildings on campus to look for ele…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Use Saws To Free Person Trapped In Car After Crash In Westchester County
A "severely trapped" person had to be freed from a car after it crashed into a tree in Westchester County, according to a fire department. On Friday night, Dec. 9, firefighters responded to a crash in Purchase on Westchester Avenue in the area of the Hutchinson River Parkway, where they found a single vehicle off the road that had slammed into a tree, according to the Purchase Fire Department. Once there, members of both the Purchase and Port Chester fire departments had to use saws to cut a space large enough to free an occupant who had become trapped inside the vehicle, fire o…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Tractor Trailer Rollover, Car Fire In Same Hour
One fire department in Westchester County faced a busy afternoon after responding to both a tractor-trailer rollover and a car fire on the same highway just minutes apart from each other. On Monday, Dec. 12 at around 1:25 p.m., firefighters responded to the ramp from Interstate 687 to Interstate 287 in Harrison after a tractor-trailer flipped over, according to the Purchase Fire Department. After arriving at the scene, fire officials found that a modular home had come off of the trailer as a result of the accident. Luckily, though, there were no injuries, according to the f…
Police & Fire
Car Catches Fire On Busy Road In Hudson Valley
A fire department in Westchester County was tasked with putting out a car fire on a busy road. The blaze started on Sunday, Nov. 13, around 1:30 p.m. in Purchase on Westchester Ave in the area of the Butcher Bridge, where first responders found a late model 4-series Mercedes on fire in the parking lot of 565 Westchester Ave., according to the Purchase Fire Department. The fire was eventually put out by 2:30 p.m. with the help of two of the department's fire trucks, fire officials said. The cause of the fire was not reported by the fire department.
Police & Fire
Car-Carrying Trailer Catches On Fire On Area Highway
A tractor-trailer hauling several cars caught on fire on a Westchester County highway. On Wednesday morning, Oct. 19, the Purchase Fire Department responded to a fire involving a tractor-trailer on I-287 in the area of I-684, fire officials said. After arriving at the scene, fire officials found the trailer on fire along with several of the cars that it was carrying, according to the fire department. After another fire engine arrived at the scene, the blaze was put out with no injuries, fire officials said. The exact location of the fire and the cause were not reported b…
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Post Office In Hudson Valley
Multiple fire departments responded to a Westchester County post office after a car crashed into the building. It happened on Saturday, April 2 in Purchase at the post office located at 3003 Purchase St., officials said. The Purchase Fire Department, Port Chester Fire Department, and Harrison EMS were dispatched to the scene. Officials said the car drove into the vestibule of the Purchase Post Office. No one was injured in the crash, the Purchase Fire Department reported. Crews were at the scene for about an hour. No further details about the crash were provided.
Police & Fire
One Person Found Dead In Hudson Valley, Second Missing, Police Say
After an intense search for a Westchester couple, police have confirmed they have found one person dead and are still searching for the second. The incident began around 1:45 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 2, when Harrison Police received a report of a missing elderly Rye Brook couple, setting off an intensive search of the area. Earlier Report: Storm Ida: One Death Confirmed In Westchester Due To Flash Flooding The search led to an unoccupied vehicle on a guide rail, pinned against a utility pole at Lincoln Avenue and Brookside Way in Purchase, said Chief John Vasta of the …
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IDs Released For Husband, Wife Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
The identities have been released of the victims of a double-fatal, chain-reaction crash involving five vehicles in Westchester. It happened around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19 on I-287 eastbound, in the town of Harrison, between Exit 10 (Purchase/Port Chester) and Exit 11 (Port Chester/Rye), state police said. Initially, state police reported the crash involved a cement mixer and two passenger vehicles. But a further investigation revealed that a total of five vehicles were involved in the crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife, state police announced…
Police & Fire
One Extricated In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On I-684
One person was extricated from a van following a two-vehicle crash that also involved a tractor-trailer on I-684. The crash took place Monday morning, Jan. 21 northbound near I-287 in Purchase, said officials with the Purchase Fire Department. Personnel from Purchase, along with the West Harrison Fire Department, Harrison EMS were dispatched to scene were they extricated the trapped person, the department said. The injured individual was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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