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2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Hudson Valley, Brings Heavy Response 2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Hudson Valley, Brings Heavy Response
2-Alarm Fire Tears Through Home In Hudson Valley, Brings Heavy Response Firefighters battled an intense house fire in Dutchess County that required a second alarm and help from multiple departments.  The blaze began in Wappingers Falls just after noon on Sunday, Jan. 4, when Hughsonville firefighters were dispatched to 218 Old Hopewell Rd. after an alarm sounded, the Hughsonville Fire Department said. Moments later, Dutchess 911 upgraded the call to a reported structure fire based on additional information from the caller, according to the department. The first arriving chief reported smoke coming from the residence and upgraded the inciden…

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by Ben Crnic
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Back-To-Back Blazes Go Up At Decades-Old Cleaner Business Site, Home In Hudson Valley Back-To-Back Blazes Go Up At Decades-Old Cleaner Business Site, Home In Hudson Valley
Back-To-Back Blazes Go Up At Decades-Old Cleaner Business Site, Home In Hudson Valley Firefighters in Orange County battled two structure fires just hours apart, including a four-alarm blaze that stretched into the early morning.  The Middletown Fire Department responded to two major fires overnight on Sunday, June 22, working nearly six straight hours across the city, the department said on Monday, June 23.  The first call came in at 8:24 p.m. Sunday for a structure fire at 40 Dolson Ave., the site of the former Gilman Cleaner building. That blaze reached two alarms and was brought under control by 10:18 p.m.  Just after midnight, at 12:09 a.m., firefighters…

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by Ben Crnic
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Blaze Shuts Down Route 59 In Rockland County Blaze Shuts Down Route 59 In Rockland County
Blaze Shuts Down Route 59 In Rockland County A structure fire has forced the closure of a major stretch of Route 59 in Rockland County Tuesday afternoon, April 29, causing significant traffic disruptions, authorities announced.   As of 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Route 59 is closed in both directions between Waldron Avenue and Chestnut Street due to a structure fire at 103 Route 59, the Clarkstown Police Department said. Police are urging all motorists to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Drivers who must travel nearby are asked to use caution and follow the directions of officers on scene. No additional information about…

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by Ben Crnic