Three Children, Dog Rescued From Roof By Firefighters After Blaze Breaks Out

Three children and a dog were rescued from a cloud of smoke and fire-filled apartment by firefighters using ladders to reach them.

Kingston Firefighters use a ladder truck to rescue three children from a rooftop during a fire.
Photo Credit: *Kingston Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 461*

Kathy Reakes

06/05/2020 11:11 a.m.

The fire started around 12:30 p.m., Thursday, June 4, in an Ulster County second-floor apartment at 728 Broadway in Kingston.

When Kingston firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes, they found smoke coming from the windows and a second alarm was sounded by Deputy Fire Chief Darren Bondar.

The children, two boys, ages 14 and 6, and a 13-year-old girl, along with their dog, climbed through the window to the roof where they were rescued by firefighters using a ladder truck.

Once rescued, the three were found to be fine and the fire was quickly extinguished, the department said.

Firefighters were on the scene for a little over two hours.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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