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Resident Burned, Firefighter Hospitalized After Basement, Garage Blaze In Hudson Valley
A basement fire in Orange County escalated into a large multi-agency response after flames spread into an attached garage, leaving the homeowner and a firefighter injured.
The fire began at around 1:23 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, where firefighters responded to a reported basement fire on Leslie Road in Newburgh, the Middle Hope Fire Department said on Sunday, Jan. 4.
A first alarm was automatically transmitted, bringing in mutual aid from several neighboring fire departments, the department said.
Once they arrived at the scene, crews found heavy flames in the attached garage and basem…
