Police Cruiser Catches Fire While Transporting Prisoner In Westchester

Two officers had to be treated for smoke inhalation after their police cruiser caught on fire while transporting a prisoner in Westchester.

The fire happened in the area of 879 Nepperhan Ave. in Yonkers.
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Ben Crnic

04/15/2023 11:00 a.m.

The incident happened in Yonkers on Friday, April 14 around 5:30 a.m., when a Yonkers Police cruiser that had been taking a prisoner to a hospital caught fire in the area of 879 Nepperhan Ave., according to Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.

The two officers and the prisoner who had been inside the cruiser all managed to exit the vehicle safely, and the Yonkers Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire.

The prisoner was then quickly taken to the hospital by another police unit and treated for his underlying, unrelated injury that had prompted the trip, as well as minor smoke inhalation from the car fire.

The two officers who had been inside the cruiser were also treated for minor smoke inhalation and were later released from the hospital.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, DiDomizio said.

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