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Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say
Click here for a new, updated story: Body Of Firefighter Pulled From Rubble After Massive Blaze At Senior Facility In Hudson Valley
One resident who was missing from an assisted living facility in Rockland County that was destroyed by a massive, deadly fire has been located.
The resident, who was feared to be with a missing Spring Valley volunteer firefighter, was located and is unharmed, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Government.
The fire started at 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Home for Adults at 65 Lafayette St., in Spring Valley, said Ro…
Firefighter Missing, Presumed Dead Following Massive Blaze At Rockland Senior Facility
Click here for a new, updated story: Fatal Rockland Fire: One Resident Found Safe, Firefighter Still Unaccounted For, Officials Say
One firefighter is missing and presumed dead, another person died and at least 20 residents are hospitalized following a massive fire at a senior living facility in the Hudson Valley that also killed a resident.
The blaze broke out around 1 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, in the Rockland County at the Evergreen Court Adult Home in Spring Valley.
The missing firefighter, from the Spring Valley Fire Department, was rescuing residents from the home t…
House Built In 1900 At Total Loss Following Three-Alarm Fire In Area
A three-alarm fire destroyed a 120-year-old home in Dutchess County.
The Milan and Red Hook fire department responded to the fire around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11 at a home located at 345 Fitzsimmons Road, in Milan on the Columbia County Line with Dutchess County, said the Milan Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found heavy smoke and heavy fire from the ground through the roof, the department said.
Firefighters quickly worked to tamper down any exposures to the garage, a barn, vehicles, and a camper trailer that were heating up.
The home, built in 1900, was und…
Tech Entrepreneur Tony Hsieh, 46, Dies From Injuries In CT House Fire
Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of online shoe and clothing retailer Zappos, died at age 46 from injuries sustained in a fire at a Connecticut home.
The blaze broke out on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in New London, and Hsieh died from his injuries on Friday, Nov. 27 at Bridgeport Hospital with his family by his side, according to KLAS 8 News Now in Las Vegas, where Zappos' headquarters is located.
Hsieh retired as Zappos CEO in August 2020 after 21 years. Before joining Zappos, he sold LinkExchange, an Internet advertising network, to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million.
Hsieh, a Harvard graduate …
