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PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley PHOTOS: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley
Photos: Car Goes Up In Flames On Route 17 In Hudson Valley A car caught fire on Route 17 in Rockland County on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 24, sending a large plume of smoke into the air.  The blaze happened in Sloatsburg shortly after 2 p.m., when a vehicle went up in flames on the northbound side of Route 17 near 950 Woodmont Ln., according to Ramapo Police.  Both Ramapo officers and the Sloatsburg Fire Department responded to the scene.  The flames have since been put out, The Monsey Scoop reported. No injuries were reported, according to the outlet.  Ramapo Police said to expect delays in the area. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In NY: Train Service Now Resumed (UPDATE) Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In NY: Train Service Now Resumed (UPDATE)
Photos Released Of Chemical Fire Scene In NY: Train Service Now Resumed (Update) Authorities are providing more details after a chemical reaction inside a Westchester warehouse triggered a massive hazmat and fire response that temporarily shut down Metro-North service and forced nearby residents to evacuate. The incident began just after noon on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 143 Woodworth Ave. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police. Investigators said beauty supplies inside the warehouse spilled, causing a chemical reaction that ignited into a fire.  Yonkers Fire Department battled the blaze throughout the afternoon with 17 companies and more than 80 firefighters. Yonkers P…

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by Ben Crnic
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4 Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze At Building In Orange County: Cause Under Investigation 4 Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze At Building In Orange County: Cause Under Investigation
4 Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze At Building In Orange County: Cause Under Investigation Four firefighters were injured while battling a massive fire at a deteriorated building in Orange County. The blaze broke out around 6:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1 at 42 City Terrace in Newburgh, according to the City of Newburgh Fire Department. When crews arrived, the entire structure was already engulfed in flames. A second alarm was struck just after 7 p.m. Because of the building’s deteriorated condition, firefighters were unable to safely conduct operations inside. Crews instead attacked the blaze from the outside, using ground ladders at the rear of the building to reach hidden po…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida
Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida The identities have been released of three people who were killed when a small aircraft crashed near a busy stretch of I-95 in Florida. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Boca Raton, and created a large plume of smoke visible for miles. The victims were all those on board the Cessna 310, Boca Raton Fire Rescue said.  They have now been identified as family members Robert Stark, age 81, of Boca Raton, Stephen Stark, age 54, of Delray Beach, Florida, and Brooke Stark, age 17, also of Delray Beach, Florida.  Authorities have not specified who was flyi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley
Blaze Breaks Out At Auto Dealership On Thanksgiving Night In Hudson Valley Responders in the Hudson Valley worked quickly to battle a blaze an auto dealership on Thanksgiving night, ensuring the business avoided significant damage. The blaze broke out in Putnam County just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, at Meadowland Car Dealership in Carmel, according to authorities. Firefighters from the Carmel Fire Department arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the building on Route 6 near Old Route 6. Crews traced the fire to a heating unit on the roof and in the building’s maintenance area, the Carmel Fire Department said. The Carmel FD said that "The source of t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire Wafts Over Region Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire Wafts Over Region
Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire Wafts Over Region Smoke from the Jennings Creek Wildfire was wafting over portions of North Jersey, causing a rapid decline in air quality Friday, Nov. 15. The Jennings Creek Wildfire, which has scorched 2,283 acres across Passaic County, NJ, and Orange County, NY, was 90% contained Friday, Nov. 15, a week after it broke out, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.  Residents in Bergen County, from Oakland to Fort Lee, reported smoke drifting from the wildfire (is smoke in your town? see the Daily Voice Instagram story to report where you live). A smoke map from AirNow.Gov shows the Air Q…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Engulfed In Flames On Parkway In Hudson Valley Car Engulfed In Flames On Parkway In Hudson Valley
Car Engulfed In Flames On Parkway In Hudson Valley A vehicle fire prompted an early morning response on the Taconic State Parkway. The blaze happened on Saturday, Oct. 19 around 8:30 a.m. in Northern Westchester, when an SUV caught on fire on the southbound side in Hawthorne. Arriving fire crews soon found the vehicle consumed by flames and quickly hosed it down, putting the blaze out completely.  The response took around an hour and sent plumes of smoke up into the air on the parkway, as seen in images of the fire released on the Hawthorne Fire Department's social media page.  No injuries were reported. 

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by Ben Crnic