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Residents Evaluated After Bathroom Blaze Fills Hudson Valley Home With Smoke Residents Evaluated After Bathroom Blaze Fills Hudson Valley Home With Smoke
Residents Evaluated After Bathroom Blaze Fills Hudson Valley Home With Smoke Residents were evaluated for smoke exposure following a bathroom fire in their Hudson Valley home.  The blaze happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, July 31 just before 6 a.m., when an oil burner malfunction was reported at a Mahopac home on Mountain View Drive.  According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews found smoke filling the residence and soon determined an oil burner did not cause the blaze but began in a bathroom wastebasket.  The blaze had already gone out by the time crews arrived and damaged the bathroom tile wall, the department added. The…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was found dead inside a home following a residential structure fire. Orange County resident Roger A. Smith, age 60 of New Windsor was found around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, following a house fire in New Windsor, officials said. According to New Windsor Police Chief Robert Doss, the fire started around 7 p.m. at 17 Shaw Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and smoke, Doss said. Firefighting operations were started and firefighters made an interior entry to search the interior as well as fight the fire.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Area Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Area
Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Area A fire destroyed the first floor of a home in the Hudson Valley overnight. The blaze broke out in Orange County around 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31 at the home located on Orchard Street in Port Jervis, said the Port Jervis Fire Department. When firefighters arrived on the scene in under two minutes they found an active fire on the first floor of the home.  Crews from Truck 7 forced entry into the home while Engine 1 and Engine 2 advanced a line to the first floor, officials said. The home.Port Jefferson Fire Department  While crews were making a push and performing searches, numerous propa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters In Hudson Valley Keep Attic Fire From Spreading Into House Firefighters In Hudson Valley Keep Attic Fire From Spreading Into House
Firefighters In Hudson Valley Keep Attic Fire From Spreading Into House Fast-acting firefighters in the Hudson Valley worked quickly to save a house when a two-alarm attic fire broke out, authorities announced. In Dutchess County, shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28, fire crews from the Red Hook Fire Company and Tivoli Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Rock City Road in Red Hook. Upon arrival, officials said that firefighters found a fire involving the roof of the structure that was in danger of spreading to the rest of the residence, prompting a second alarm to bring in additional equipment and crews. With an assist from fireho…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Officials investigating a fatal blaze that took the life of a Rockland County firefighter as well as a resident of an assisted living center said the investigation into the cause could take weeks. During a news conference on Thursday, April 1, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh, said no stone would be left unturned in the investigation and the process could take months. The massive fire, which started around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, took the life of Spring Valley Firefighter Jar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze
Medical Examiner Confirms Identity Of Rockland Firefighter Who Died In Massive Blaze As investigators continue to look for the cause of a fatal fire in which a Hudson Valley firefighter and a resident died, the medical examiner's office is confirming the identity of the firefighter. The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday, March 25, that the body recovered around in what remains of the Evergreen Court Home for Adults structure in Spring Valley, is that of Firefighter Jared Lloyd of the Spring Valley Fire Department.  The official cause of death is pending further studies, said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Laura Carbone. “One of the many …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Resident Escapes After Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area Resident Escapes After Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Resident Escapes After Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area A resident had to be removed from the basement of an area home that was fully engulfed in flames overnight. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 6:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 3, in Orange County at 446 1st Street, in Newburgh. Firefighters arrived within one minute of receiving the call and were met by flames coming from all the front windows, said City of Newburgh Assistant Chief Tom Lucchesi. The resident met Lucchesi out front when he arrived, but for some reason went back into the flame-infested home and was found by firefighters in the basement, who removed him, Lucchesi said. Luc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Five Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Small Apartment Building In Area Five Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Small Apartment Building In Area
Five Displaced After Fire Breaks Out At Small Apartment Building In Area Click here for an updated story: Police Officer Rescues Man Trapped On Roof During Home Fire In Area Five people were displaced when a two-alarm fire broke out in a small apartment building that quickly spread to a neighboring building in Orange County. Fire crews responded to Farrington Street in Newburgh shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, when a fire was reported in the building, officials said. 
Firefighters quickly had the flames knocked down, but there was significant damage to the top two floors of the building, and an additional unit incurred minor damage as cr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious
Raging Fire That Destroyed Vacant Upper Saddle River Home Not Suspicious UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. --  A raging fire that reduced a vacant Upper Saddle River home to rubble wasn't considered suspicious, authorities said. "All that was left was the foundation and the chimney," Detective Lt. Edward Kane said. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the Stevenson Lane blaze, which broke out just before 7 p.m. just east of Saddle River Road Kane said. Deer fled the area and columns of smoke were seen for miles. Neighbors said the owner died several years ago and that the house was being prepared for sale. Firefighters from Allendale, Ramsey, Saddl…

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by Jerry DeMarco