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New Update: Massive Blaze Breaks Out In Westchester On Busy Roadway, Affects Train Service New Update: Massive Blaze Breaks Out In Westchester On Busy Roadway, Affects Train Service
New Update: Massive Blaze Breaks Out In Westchester On Busy Roadway, Affects Train Service This story has been updated. As a three-alarm fire tears through a building on a busy street in Westchester, authorities are warning residents to avoid the area.  The fire started in the area of 16 South Main St. (Route 1) in Port Chester late Monday morning, April 17, the Port Chester Fire Department announced around 11 a.m.  As firefighters battle the blaze, they are warning people to stay away from the area.  The fire caused a 10:37 a.m. Metro-North train from Grand Central to Stamford to bypass Rye, Port Chester, and Greenwich. Affected customers can transfer for return service at th…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County
House Fire Breaks Out In Westchester County Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a Westchester County home over the weekend. Firefighters responded to a house fire on North Main Street in Port Chester at about 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28, the Port Chester Fire Department said. Authorities found heavy fire that had traveled up the entire back of the home and into the back of the first, second, and third floors, officials said. Port Chester firefighters and mutual aid companies stopped the blaze from extending further into the home and to the two structures on each side of the building, according to the announcement…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Post Office In Westchester Car Crashes Into Post Office In Westchester
Car Crashes Into Post Office In Westchester Multiple fire departments responded to a Westchester County post office after a car crashed into the building. It happened on Saturday, April 2 in Purchase at the post office located at 3003 Purchase St., officials said. The Purchase Fire Department, Port Chester Fire Department, and Harrison EMS were dispatched to the scene. Officials said the car drove into the vestibule of the Purchase Post Office. No one was injured in the crash, the Purchase Fire Department reported.  Crews were at the scene for about an hour. No further details about the crash were provided. 

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by Nicole Valinote