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At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Facility In Hudson Valley At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Facility In Hudson Valley
At Least One Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Facility In Hudson Valley Click here for a new, updated story: Firefighter Missing, Presumed Dead Following Massive Blaze At Rockland Senior Facility At least one resident has died and several firefighters are injured following a massive fire at a senior living facility in the Hudson Valley. The blaze began around 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 23 in Rockland County at the Evergreen Court Adult Home in Spring Valley, officials said. The home, located at 65 Lafayette St, houses 133 residents, said John Lyon, director of communications for Rockland County. Twenty-three of Rockland County's 26 fire departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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15 Displaced In Fire At Yonkers Three-Story, Multi-Family House 15 Displaced In Fire At Yonkers Three-Story, Multi-Family House
15 Displaced In Fire At Yonkers Three-Story, Multi-Family House Fifteen residents have been displaced after a two-alarm fire sparked in a multi-family home on Christmas night. Firefighters were dispatched to a three-story Locust Hill Avenue home shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 25, when a fire broke out in the walls and ceilings of all three floors, Yonkers Deputy Chief Daniel Flynn said. Crews were on scene within two minutes, Flynn noted. The fire was knocked down and under control by 11:27 p.m. According to Flynn, four firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blaze. The building suffered “significant damage.” The cause of the fire is …

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by Zak Failla
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28 Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Apartment Fire In Yonkers 28 Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Apartment Fire In Yonkers
28 Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Apartment Fire In Yonkers A total of 28 families likely will need to be relocated following a three-alarm fire that broke out late Sunday afternoon at an apartment house in Westchester. One female resident was rescued by firefighters from a fourth-floor window and pulled to the fire escape at 637 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief of Personnel Daniel P. Flynn. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries. There have been no reports of civilian injuries. The fire began just after 3:30 on Dec. 2 and was extinguished at around 4:25 p.m., Flynn said. The cause of the fi…

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by Daily Voice
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Firefighter Injured In Two-Alarm Blaze That Damages Stores In Yonkers Firefighter Injured In Two-Alarm Blaze That Damages Stores In Yonkers
Firefighter Injured In Two-Alarm Blaze That Damages Stores In Yonkers A two-alarm fire damaged a row of stores in a commercial building in Yonkers that also slightly injured a firefighter. The blaze broke around 10:58 p.m. Tuesday in a cigar and vape store at 583 Central Park Ave., said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Daniel P. Flynn. When more than 55 firefighters arrived on the scene the fire had spread into the common cockloft-area of the one-story building at the corner of Central Park and Yonkers avenues, he said. Three other stores had either fire or smoke and water damage at 579 Central Park Ave., 805 Yonkers Ave., and 801 Yonkers …

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by Kathy Reakes