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Fairview Fire Department, NY

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Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire
Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire A three-alarm fire destroyed four buildings and left at least 10 people homeless. The fire started in Dutchess County around 9:26 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, in the City of Poughkeepsie on Dwayne Street, said Fire Chief Mark Johnson. After receiving the 911 calls, Johnson said the department headed to No. 13 Dwayne Street where they found a "very" heavy fire in the rear of the building that was quickly encroaching on two other buildings including No. 11 and No. 15, Johnson said. The three-story units were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s and covered with gasoline shingles that are highly…

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by Kathy Reakes