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ID Released For Woman Killed In Massive Five-Alarm Westchester Building Fire ID Released For Woman Killed In Massive Five-Alarm Westchester Building Fire
ID Released For Woman Killed In Massive Five-Alarm Westchester Building Fire Police have identified the woman killed in a massive five-alarm fire in Westchester.. Shortly after 6 a.m on Thursday, March 31, the fire in New Rochelle was reported on Hamilton Avenue at the intersection of North Avenue. Original story - Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In New Rochelle Upon arrival, first responders were met by a large active fire that was engulfing the building, New Rochelle Police Capt. J Collins Coyne said, and while battling the blaze, they came across the body of resident Judith Musameci, age 60, the superintendent of the retail building. Ea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester One Dead After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester
One Dead After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Westchester Fire officials have reported that one person died after a blaze broke out at an apartment building in Westchester County. The Pelham Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at 17 Fifth Ave. at about 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, according to a report from the Village of Pelham on Sunday, Feb. 20. Fire officials who spoke to FNTV confirmed that one person has died, and said multiple agencies responded to the three-alarm fire that broke out on the fourth floor of the building. The American Red Cross also worked to assist residents who were displaced during the fire and those in ne…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Crews In Westchester Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather Conditions Crews In Westchester Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather Conditions
Crews In Westchester Knock Down Difficult House Fire In Gusty Weather Conditions Fire crews in Westchester had to contend with chilling cold temperatures and whipping winds when a tricky two-alarm house fire broke out. Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, first responders were dispatched to a South Second Avenue home in Mount Vernon, where there was a report of smoke inside the structure. Upon arrival, crews from the Mount Vernon Fire Department found flames ripping through the roof of the residence, with billowing smoke visible for nearly a mile. The house suffered extensive smoke, fire, and water damage in the blaze, with the second story completely destroye…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
New Details: Pileup Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Involved 35 Vehicles, Authorities Say New Details: Pileup Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Involved 35 Vehicles, Authorities Say
New Details: Pileup Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Involved 35 Vehicles, Authorities Say Icy road conditions caused a massive pile-up on a Westchester highway involving at least 35 vehicles. The crash took place around 5:45 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, when the Pelham Fire Department responded with the Westchester County Police and other fire departments to a crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway North in the area of Pelhamdale Avenue. According to the Pelham Fire Department, upon arrival, there were multi-vehicle accidents. Related Story: New Details: Hundreds Of Vehicles Involved In Crashes On Icy Roadways In Westchester, Rockland As members were operating, due to icy con…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire 33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire
33-Year-Old Accused Of Igniting Westchester House Fire A Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly igniting a fire that severely damaged a home and spread to a neighboring residence. Shawn Gaillard, age 33, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 23, for the fire on South 7th Avenue three days earlier. On Monday, Dec. 20 around 11:30 a.m., while on patrol in the area of South 7th Avenue and Sandford Boulevard, officers found the house located at 505 South 7th Ave., fully engulfed in flames, according to the Mount Vernon Police. Officers on the scene also saw the fire spread to the adjacent house located at 507 South 7th Ave., po…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek
Woman Who Stopped To Get Gas Dead After Car Plunges Into Westchester County Creek Click here for an updated story: Police ID Westchester Woman Who Crashed Into Creek After Stopping For Gas A woman who was stopped at a gas pump in Westchester County was dead moments later after her vehicle suddenly accelerated and ended up in an area creek. The incident took place around 7:30 a.m., Friday, June 4, in Pelham Manor, according to Mount Vernon Fire Chief Kim R. Odindo. According to Odindo, the woman can be seen on cameras at the BJs gas station in Pelham Manor at a gas pump. At one point she walks into the store and then back to the vehicle.  Earlier report:&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell
Westchester Elementary School Evacuated For Gas Smell A Westchester elementary school had to be temporarily evacuated when the smell of gas was reported in the area. Colonial Elementary School in Pelham was evacuated as a precaution at approximately noon on Friday, Sept. 27, when there was reports of the smell of gas near the building. Members from the Pelham Fire Department, Pelham Police Department and Con Edison all responded to the scene to investigate the gas odor. School officials noted that all students were safe and accounted for during the evacuation. Students and staff have since been allowed back into the building and resumed a reg…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham
House Fire Breaks Out In Pelham First responders in Pelham helped save a house after an electrical fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Pelham Fire Department received a report at approximately noon from a Third Avenue homeowner, where there was an electrical fire that broke out in the home. Officials said that firefighters were met by officers with the Pelham Police Department and tenants from the Third Avenue home, who reported that there was smoke and fire in a first-floor bedroom. Fire crews quickly located the source of the fire, opened up the wall and knocked down the flames within five minutes of re…

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by Zak Failla
News
Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure
Motorist Strikes Guardrail Near Hutch Causing Roadway Closure A motorist nearly flipped a car after striking a guardrail, leading to a temporary closure of a busy roadway in Pelham. Members of the Pelham Fire Department and Police Department were dispatched near the intersection of Pelhamdale Avenue and the northbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, following reports of a motor vehicle crash that left at least one with injuries. Upon arrival at the scene, first responders reported that they found a mid-sized Honda on top of the guardrail near the entrance to the parkway, leaking fluids into the roadw…

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by Zak Failla
News
Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off' Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off'
Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off' The manager of DeCicco Food Market in Pelham thought a bomb had exploded when a car backed into the front of the popular market. "It sounded like a bomb went off and the whole building shook," Store Manager Chris Dapolito said. "Thank God no one was in that area of the store at the time." No one was injured during the crash that took place around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when an elderly New Rochelle driver backed into the food market located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Second Street. Right after the crash, store employees, customers and people in the area ran to help th…

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by Kathy Reakes