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Crash Shuts Down Busy Main Route In Westchester
A crash caused a busy main route in Northern Westchester to close as emergency crews responded to the scene. The incident happened on Monday, March 4 at around 6:30 p.m., when a motor vehicle crash occurred on Route 9A (Saw Mill River Road) in Hawthorne near the Amazon warehouse, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department. According to reports, a pedestrian was struck at the scene, but police have not yet confirmed the extent of the injuries. The incident caused the road to close between Skyline Drive and Route 141 for an extended amount of time on Monday. This is …
Police & Fire
Blaze Destroys Car On Busy Parkway In Westchester
A car became completely engulfed in flames on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Sunday, March 3 at around 10:15 a.m., when a car fire began on the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department. Arriving crews found the car overtaken by flames but were quickly able to extinguish them. A tow truck then eventually removed the charred wreckage. The response to the fire took around an hour. No injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Update: More Details Released About Fire At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown
Firefighters have released more information about a fire that broke out at a hospital in Westchester. The blaze began on Thursday, Jan. 25 around 11:30 a.m., when a fire started inside an apartment on the second floor of staff housing on the Phelps Hospital campus in Tarrytown. Earlier Report - Fire Ignites At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown: Developing Soon after the flames broke out, crews from several organizations raced to the scene, including the Sleepy Hollow, Hawthorne, Valhalla, and Millwood Fire Departments. After arriving at the scene, crews began putting out…
Police & Fire
Fire Ignites At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown: Developing
Firefighters had to race to a hospital in Westchester after a fire broke out on its campus. New, updated report - Update: More Details Released About Fire At Phelps Hospital In Tarrytown The incident began around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, when a fire broke out on the campus of Phelps Hospital in Tarrytown. The blaze prompted several mutual aid departments to help with the response, including the Hawthorne Fire Department, which worked at the scene for around an hour and a half until the fire was brought under control. More details about the fire have not yet …
Police & Fire
Fire At New York Medical College Housing In Valhalla Displaces Students
A college housing apartment in Northern Westchester was heavily damaged after a fire tore through it, adding smoke to already hazy skies caused by Canadian wildfires. The fire happened on Wednesday, June 7, when the Valhalla and Hawthorne Fire Departments responded to a fire at an apartment at New York Medical College on Old Farm Road. Once arriving, crews found that smoke was pouring out of the second floor of the building, and began work to extinguish the blaze. After making their way inside the apartment, which was filled with heavy flames, firefighters were able to ab…
Obituaries
Lifelong Member Of Fire Department In Westchester, Army Vet Dies
A community in Northern Westchester is mourning the loss of a lifelong firefighter who dedicated his life to public service. Hawthorne resident Robert McKechnie died on Tuesday, May 16 at the age of 86, according to his obituary. Born in 1937, McKechnie graduated from James Bryant High School in Queens and soon after graduation, went on begin a 40-year career at Pepsi. He also served his country in the US Army from 1960 to 1962, and married his wife, Joan, not long after in 1964. The couple first lived in Yonkers before moving to Hawthorne, where the…
Police & Fire
Four Injured In Two-Vehicle Westchester Crash, Police Say
Four people suffered injuries in a crash in Northern Westchester County. A car and van were involved in the crash at around 1:50 p.m. Monday, July 12 on Saw Mill River Road in Mount Pleasant, according to Mount Pleasant Police. There were two occupants of each vehicle, police confirmed. The Hawthorne Fire Department also responded to assist at the scene to help get the door of one of the vehicles open, said police. Police said the crash caused a backup on Route 9A, and the road was partially shut down for about 45 minutes.
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Cited In Fire At Business Complex In Westchester
An electrical fire at a business complex in Westchester is believed to have been started by a lightning strike. The fire began amid a round of severe storms around 7:15 p.m., Monday, July 22, at 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, in Hawthorne, where Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is located, said the Hawthorne Fire Department. Hawthorne responded along with Elmsford Fire Department for a fire next to the structure, Hawthrone Fire said. Shortly after dispatch, Car 2192 and 2111 were on scene updating the call as a working transformer fire attached to the building and requested Con Ed to the scene. Cr…
Police & Fire
Two Teens Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash With Bus In Westchester
Two teens are recovering from serious injuries following a head-on crash with a Westchester County Bee-Line bus on Route 141 in Hawthorne. The crash took place around 1:14 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, when a 2003 Toyota occupied by a 16-year-old male driver and a 16-year-old female passenger, was traveling northbound on Route 141 (Broadway) near Brighton Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed the double yellow line and struck a Westchester County Bee-Line bus head-on, said Mount Pleasant Police Capt. Michael Pierce. Pierce said both the driver and passenger sustained serious injurie…
Police & Fire
Child, Driver, Hospitalized As Crews Answer Back-To-Back Crashes In Westchester
Two were hospitalized with injuries in Westchester as first responders handled a pair of back-to-back rollover crashes in Mount Pleasant. Crews from the Hawthorne Fire Department kicked off their days at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, where there was a report of a rollover on the parkway near the Stevens Avenue exit in Valhalla. Upon arrival at the scene of the crash, police said that they found the driver, who was able to extricate himself from the vehicle without further incident. No injuries were reported. While clearing up the initial call, crews from Hawthorne and the Valh…
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