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Residents Evacuate From Burning Hudson Valley Home
A Rockland County home was damaged in a fire, but all residents made it out safely, police said.
The incident happened Monday, Sept. 22, when Clarkstown Police and firefighters responded to a structure fire on Branchville Road in Valley Cottage.
All occupants had already evacuated when crews arrived, and no injuries were reported.
Multiple departments — Valley Cottage, Congers, Central Nyack, West Nyack, and Nyack — worked together to put out the flames. Detectives and fire inspectors remained at the scene to investigate.
According to a report by The Monsey Scoop, the blaze began in the…
NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014.
The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs.
"They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…
Fire Kills Father, 2 Sons: New Details Emerge In Cause Of Fatal HV Blaze (Update)
Police have released additional details about the devastating Hudson Valley, NY house fire that claimed the lives of a father and his two young sons.
The fire broke out around 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at a multi-family residence at 876 Pulaski Highway in the Orange County town of Goshen, as Daily Voice previously reported.
According to New York State Police, an upstairs neighbor first noticed smoke coming from a pipe behind the kitchen stove, immediately evacuated with her two children, and called 911.
Just before exiting, the neighbor saw her downstairs neighbor, Shane M…
Father, 2 Young Sons Die In NY Fire: Officials
A father and his two young sons were killed in a devastating house fire Saturday night, May 31, in a Hudson Valley, NY town, authorities said.
Shane Munn, 40, and his two sons, ages 12 and 17, all died in the blaze at 876 Pulaski Highway in Goshen at approximately 8:10 p.m., according to New York State Police.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find the building completely engulfed in flames, police said. Munn was found dead inside the home, while his two sons were rushed to Garnett Health Medical Center in Wallkill, where they later died from their injuries, according to NYSP.…
Tree Falls On Cars On Route 9 In Hudson Valley, Injures 2
Two people were injured after a tree fell onto their vehicles during a crash on Route 9 in Westchester, fire officials said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, May 27, on the northbound side of Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson, when emergency responders were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a tree down on a vehicle, the village's fire department said on Thursday evening, May 29.
The tree struck two vehicles, firefighters said, and both occupants sustained minor injuries.
Multiple units responded to the scene, including several Croton fire units along wit…
