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1 Glenwood Ave., Yonkers, NY

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Yonkers Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies Yonkers Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies
Yonkers Blaze Sees Dramatic Rescues, Residents Jumping From Balconies Firefighters battled a four-alarm blaze and saved three residents trapped in a third-floor apartment building in Westchester County that left 20 apartments uninhabitable. The fire took place around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 1 Glenwood Ave., in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Joseph Citrone. Arriving fire crews saw heavy fire coming from a third-floor apartment. Three residents were rescued by an outside ladder from one of the crews, Citrone said. The fire started inside a third-floor apartment and when the resident fled, the apartment door was not closed and the fire …

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by Kathy Reakes