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Police & Fire
School Bus Goes Up In Flames In Westchester
A busy road in the region was temporarily closed as crews battled a school bus fire. The blaze happened on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 7 in Northern Westchester County when the bus caught on fire in Valhalla on Grasslands Road (Route 100), according to the Valhalla Fire Department. Luckily, no students were aboard the bus at the time and no injuries were reported. The blaze was quickly put out and the bus was removed from the road, the department said, adding that the roadway was then reopened to traffic.
Police & Fire
Update: More Details Released About Hospital Fire In Westchester
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
Blaze Breaks Out At Burger King Location In Westchester
Crews had to race to save a Home of the Whopper in Westchester after a fire broke out inside the fast food restaurant. The incident happened on Saturday evening, Oct. 7 at a Burger King in Elmsford located at 265 East Main St. (Route 119), where crews were called to respond to a working fire, according to the Elmsford Fire Department. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, the blaze was found to have started in the building's ductwork and was quickly extinguished. Firefighters then climbed to the restaurant's roof to make sure the flames had not spread. After venting …
Police & Fire
3-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Business In Westchester
An overnight three-alarm blaze at a store in Northern Westchester prompted a large response from several fire departments and left the business damaged. The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Mast Market in Mount Kisco located at 92 South Moger Ave., prompting a response from several fire departments in the area. According to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department, the blaze was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire because of the size of the building and the amount of firefighters involved in the response. After arriving at the scene of the fire, crews…
Police & Fire
Crews Cut Off Door To Free Crash Victim Near Parkway In Westchester
A driver had to be freed from their vehicle following a crash near a parkway in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 20 around 6 a.m., when emergency crews in Valhalla responded to a crash on Grasslands Road near the Sprain Brook Parkway off-ramp. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, arriving crews found that the vehicle's driver was stuck inside and needed to be extricated. The vehicle's doors and center post were then cut off to free the occupant, who was then transferred to EMS personnel, fire officials said. The Valhalla Fi…
Police & Fire
Workers Fall Ill After Contact With Unknown Chemical At Westchester Facility
A hazmat crew responded to a research facility in Northern Westchester after an unknown chemical caused two lab workers to become ill. The incident happened on Thursday morning, Aug. 3, when firefighters were sent to the Westchester County Labs and Research Facility at 10 Dana Rd. in Valhalla after the two workers became ill from contact with an unknown chemical. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, arriving firefighters were told that the chemical had an ammonia-like odor. Soon, the Westchester County HAZMAT team arrived at the facility and metered the building to …
Police & Fire
MRI Malfunction Causes Smoke To Pour Out Of Medical Building In Westchester
A malfunctioning MRI machine prompted an emergency response when it caused smoke to pour out from the roof of a medical building in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Tuesday, July 11, when firefighters rushed to a medical building at 19 Bradhurst Ave. in Hawthorne to respond to a reported explosion. According to the Valhalla Fire Department, the first crews to arrive found smoke coming from the north side of the building. Firefighters then checked both the MRI area and the building's roof and came to the conclusion that one of the MRI machines had malfunctioned…
Police & Fire
Cars Go Up In Flames At School In Westchester
A raging blaze involving two cars sent firefighters on an early morning trip to a school in Northern Westchester. The fire happened on Sunday, July 9 around 1:30 a.m., when members of the Valhalla Fire Department were sent to the EF Academy in Thornwood, where a vehicle had gone up in flames in the parking lot. While on their way to the school, firefighters then learned that the blaze had spread to a second car. Once they arrived at the scene, crews were able to quickly extinguish the flames and remove the vehicles from the area, the department reported.
Police & Fire
Fire At College Housing In Westchester 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…
Police & Fire
3 Injured In 3-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Bus
Three people were injured during a three-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Westchester County. The accident occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 17, in Valhalla on Grasslands Road and the ramp from the Sprain Brook Parkway. Units arrived on the scene of the accident which also involved a bus and crews immediately assisted with patient care and packaging as well as taking care of a fluid spill, said Capt. Matt DiPrinzio of the Valhalla Fire Department Those injured were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, DiPrinzio added.
Obituaries
Volunteer Fireman In Westchester Dies At Age 36
A volunteer firefighter from Westchester County has died at the age of 36. Christopher Colasacco died on Wednesday, Jan. 19, according to his obituary. He was a graduate of Harrison High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Town of Harrison. He was also a volunteer firefighter for the Harrison Fire Department, the Valhalla Fire Department and the West Harrison Fire Department, his obituary reads. He was the son of Raymond and Kim Colasacco, the husband of Cynthia Nagle, and the father of Colton. A visitation is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, a…
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
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…
News
Bee-Line Bus Involved In Crash With Commercial Truck Outside Westchester Community College
A Bee-Line bus was involved in a crash outside Westchester Community College that left a commercial truck totaled on Halloween. First responders were dispatched to the college on Wednesday afternoon, where there was a report of a motor vehicle crash on Grasslands Road involving the bus. Upon arrival at the scene, crews from the Valhalla Fire Department reported that they found that the bus had struck a dump truck, leaving it with extensive front-end damage. According to first responders, crews worked to clean up fluid spills from the crash and paramedics treated multiple subjects at the sce…
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