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12 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze At Yonkers Apartment Building 12 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze At Yonkers Apartment Building
12 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze At Yonkers Apartment Building A dozen firefighters suffered injuries while fighting a devastating blaze in Westchester that left around 20 people without homes.  The incident began at around 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, when the third floor of a six-unit apartment building at 122 Downing St. in Yonkers caught on fire, according to Yonkers Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Citrone.  Arriving fire crews found flames blowing out of the top three windows, threatening an identical residential building next to it. Residents had already begun getting out of the burning building when firefighters arrived, and crews he…

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by Ben Crnic
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40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home 40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home
40 Firefighters Battle Blaze That Started In Bedroom Of Westchester Home Dozens of firefighters were called into action on Sunday afternoon to battle a one-alarm blaze that broke out in the bedroom of a two-story Westchester home. Fire crews responded to an Eisenhower Drive home shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, when a family reported a fire had broken out in a bedroom on the second floor. Yonkers Deputy Chief of Personnel Daniel Flynn said that approximately 40 firefighters responded to the home and were able to quickly extinguish the fire. The home suffered “heavy fire damage” in the bedroom and there was “significant smoke and water damage” throughout…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River
Fire Breaks Out At House Overlooking Hudson River A home with an expansive view of the Hudson River was damaged by a fire that started in the chimney chase, according to the Mohegan Volunteer Fire Department. The fire started around 12:10 a.m. Thursday at the home on Forest Avenue in Cortlandt, the department said.  Upon arrival, firefighters found an active fire visible from the wood chimney chase on the exterior of the home. With fire showing, a first alarm was issued.  Due to the home being setback from the roadway access to the fire hydrant, hose lines had to be stretched and firefighters had to utilize a 24-foot extension ladder whil…

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by Kathy Reakes