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Car Strikes Building, Takes Out Utility Pole In Westchester Crash Car Strikes Building, Takes Out Utility Pole In Westchester Crash
Car Strikes Building, Takes Out Utility Pole In Westchester Crash A chain-reaction crash led to a car crashing into a building and taking out a utility pole in Westchester, officials said. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, officers in Harrison were called to CS Realty & Relocation on Halstead Avenue, where there was a report of a crash involving two vehicles that struck the building. Officials said that two cars collided - it is unclear what caused the crash - sending one caroming through a nearby utility pole and into the real estate business. According to reports, multiple ambulances were called to the scene, though it was unclear who or h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four-Alarm Westchester Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies Four-Alarm Westchester Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies
Four-Alarm Westchester Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies Firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze and saved three residents trapped in a third-floor apartment building in Westchester County that left 20 apartments uninhabitable. The fire took place around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 1 Glenwood Ave., in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. Arriving fire crews saw heavy fire coming from a third-floor apartment. Three residents were rescued by an outside ladder from one of the crews, Citrone said. The fire started inside a third-floor apartment and when the resident fled, the apartment door was not closed and the fire …

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by Kathy Reakes