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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…
House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hudson Valley
Days after a man and woman were killed in a house explosion in the Hudson Valley, investigators determined what caused the blast.
A “significant amount” of propane had leaked into a Brueckner Lane residence in the town of Hurley, causing a massive explosion at around noon Wednesday, March 19, New York State Police said.
The blast completely leveled the home, killing residents Ralph Brueckner, 75, and Cheryl Hathaway, 58, according to police.
Fire investigators deemed the incident “accidental in nature,” noting that the propane had built up over an extended period of time.
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