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18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire 18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire
18 Displaced In Poughkeepsie Fire Eighteen people were displaced following a fire Sunday in the City of Poughkeepsie on Eastman Terrace. The fire broke out in the back of one of 10 townhouse/apartments at 6 Eastman Terrace, officials with the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the scene around 11:30 a.m. and remained until 2:30 p.m., with firefighters working the fire, which started in the back of units five and six, from both sides of the building as the fire spread. All of the tenants, including 12 adults and six children were safely evacuated, and are being assisted by the Red Cross, du…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire Four Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire
Four Hospitalized, 40 Displaced In Three-Alarm Westchester Fire Four people have been hospitalized and nine families with a total of 40 persons have been displaced after a three-alarm fire broke out in a four-story apartment building in Yonkers. The blaze at 221 Nepperhan Ave. was reported at 3:15 a.m. Saturday. The four people -- all civilians -- were taken to St Joes Hospital for smoke inhalation, said Thomas Fitzpatrick of the Yonkers Fire Department. The Office of Emergency Management and Red Cross are on the scene for assistance.  The nine families needing relocation have gathered at the Nodine Hill Community Center, Fitzpatrick said. This is a …

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation
Rip Van Winkle Fire Prompts Maloney Call For New Legislation After a fire at the 16-story Rip Van Winkle affordable housing complex in Poughkeepsie left more than 300 residents without housing, U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney announced legislation to ensure low income tenants are re-housed if they’re unable to return home.  The Affordable Housing Protection Act would direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require the establishment of "pass-through leases" in the event that tenants are displaced from their federally-subsidized housing. “We’re lucky that the community rallied around the Rip Van Winkle residents after t…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Family Of Three Displaced Following Two-Alarm Milan Fire Family Of Three Displaced Following Two-Alarm Milan Fire
Family Of Three Displaced Following Two-Alarm Milan Fire A family of three are temporarily homeless following a chimney fire that ripped through the two-story home in Milan. The fire started around 3 p.m. Sunday, at 123 Shookville Road, said Jeffrey Galm, second assistant chief for the Milan Fire Department. Chief Kurt Mizgier was first to arrive on the scene and found flames through an exterior wall and roof, Galm said. The family -- mother, father, child and a cat, -- had evacuated safely before the department arrived.  A second alarm was dispatched bringing about 45 firefighters from Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Livingston fire departments. The…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie Duplex Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie Duplex
Fire Breaks Out In Poughkeepsie Duplex Five adults and four children were left homeless after a fire ripped through a two-story duplex in the City of Poughkeepsie. The fire, which started around 6:10 p.m. Monday, at 64 Talmadge St., began on the second-floor of the four-unit building, said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. When crews arrived on scene they could see flames and smoke coming from the second-floor windows, he said. All of the residents were able to self-evacuate as firefighters arrived, he said. Johnson said the fire was under control by 6:40 p.m. and firefighters were wrapping up by 7:05 p.m. The fir…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Three people were hospitalized after a pickup truck slammed into a house in Danbury early Saturday morning, according to James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to the area of West Wooster Street and Garfield Avenue by Western Connecticut 911 along with City of Danbury EMS and the Police Department for a report of a vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a Ford pickup truck that had careened into a house injuring the driver and two occupants, Gagliardo said. All of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Trio Of Town Of Poughkeepsie Fires Displace 15 Trio Of Town Of Poughkeepsie Fires Displace 15
Trio Of Town Of Poughkeepsie Fires Displace 15 Arlington Fire District firefighters responded to three fires in the Town of Poughkeepsie from Wednesday night to Thursday morning, that left 15 homeless and kept the department running on top of other calls. The line-up of calls began Wednesday around 7:40 p.m. when firefighters responded to the Shady Brook Trailer Park at 67 Old Manchester Road for a reported burning odor in the wall. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within minutes of the initial dispatch and confirmed an active fire in the wall. The fire was under control in less than 30 minutes, according to Chief  Tor…

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by Kathy Reakes