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Residence Goes Up In Flames In Brewster Residence Goes Up In Flames In Brewster
Residence Goes Up In Flames In Brewster A Hudson Valley residence was damaged in a blaze that took crews hours to put out.  The blaze happened in Putnam County on Monday, April 16 around 2:40 a.m., when a residence in Brewster on Dingle Ridge Road went up in flames, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department. Responding fire crews from Lake Carmel, Brewster, Carmel, Croton Falls, and the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team were able to get the blaze under control after around two hours, firefighters said. The cause of the fire was not released. 

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Area ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Area
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal House Fire In Area A grandfather who died after saving his two young grandchildren from a raging house fire has been identified by police. Putnam County resident Jintu Zheng, age 65, of Lake Carmel, was found inside the burning home on Scarsdale Road around 10 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, said the Kent Police. On arrival at the home, Brewster firefighters and Kent police went into the house to look for Zheng as flames engulfed the home, police said. Zheng was found by a back window. He was rushed to Putnam Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Related Story: Man Dies After Rescui…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Area Home Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Area Home
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Area Home A home suffered extensive damage after a three-alarm fire broke out in the area, officials announced. First responders in Putnam County were called to a home in Mahopac Falls on Geymer Drive at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, when the massive blaze was reported that broke out in an area residence. While responding, fire officials said they were able to observe heavy smoke coming from the home, prompting a second alarm to be sounded upon arrival at the scene minutes later.  Officials said that the fire engulfed the home and a car in the driveway, while a third alarm was l…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Area House Fire Breaks Out In Area
House Fire Breaks Out In Area One firefighter was hospitalized battling an overnight fire that broke out in an area home, officials announced. First responders in Putnam County from the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department and Carmel Police Department responded to a Secor Road home at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, where there was a report of a deck on fire with an elderly resident possibly inside the home. Officials said that upon arrival, first responders found an active fire and heavy smoke condition at the property, as the flames had spread from the deck to the residence. Crews from the Mahopac V…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Six Departments Battle House Fire In Mahopac Six Departments Battle House Fire In Mahopac
Six Departments Battle House Fire In Mahopac It took responders from six departments from Putnam and Northern Westchester to contain a heavily involved house fire that broke out early Saturday afternoon in Mahopac. The blaze began just before 1 p.m. on Ann Road, in the northern end of the district. Mahopac Fire Chief Bill Nikisher assumed Incident Command, assisted by Battalion 16, George Waehler and Mahopac Falls Asst. Chief Bob Trace. A call was put out for the FASTeam from Yorktown, tankers from Mahopac Falls, Carmel and Croton Falls, the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team, multiple units from Carmel Police …

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Mahopac Falls Firefighters Save Family's Home Mahopac Falls Firefighters Save Family's Home
Mahopac Falls Firefighters Save Family's Home A Mahopac Falls family were able to stay in their home following a fire Tuesday thanks to the quick work of firefighters. The fire, at 85 Concord Drive, started around 1:30 p.m. on the outside of the home, said officials with the Mahopac Falls Fire Department. When Mahopac Falls firefighters arrived on scene they found low-hanging electrical wires as well as a downed tree. To help douse the flames until the electric company truck could arrive, hose lines were laid to the scene several hundred feet away.  The fire was quickly knocked down allowing the homeowners, who had watched the action …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Philipstown Woman Dies In Fire Philipstown Woman Dies In Fire
Philipstown Woman Dies In Fire A 52-year-old Philipstown woman died in an overnight fire at the Stepping Stone Group Home, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The fire, which started around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, at the center at 345 Route 301, sent multiple fire department to the scene, said Putnam County Sheriff's Capt. Lisa Ortolano.  Arriving units discovered an active fire in a bedroom on the second floor of the residence. A search of the bedroom revealed an unidentified female resident, who was unconscious. Firefighters rushed the victim to awaiting EMS personnel. The woman was pronounced dead at the sce…

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by Kathy Reakes