Westchester Man Who Burned Down House At Owner’s Request Nabbed, Police Say

A Westchester man who was allegedly commissioned to burn a rental house down in Connecticut and attempted to elude arrest has been busted by police following a two-year investigation. Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of Yonkers resident Leon "Pops" Carson, Jr., who was allegedly set a mattress on fire at an Oxford rental home at the behest of the owner, Delores Lee, who had recently taken out a $300,000 insurance policy on the property.

Family Displaced, Six Firefighters Injured In Three-Alarm Yonkers Fire

A family of six was displaced and six firefighters suffered injuries after a three-alarm fire that broke out in a vacant three-story structure spread to an adjacent home in Yonkers late Thursday afternoon. About 60 members of the Yonkers Fire Department were dispatched to a structure fire at 100 Clinton St. at 4:50 p.m., according to Yonkers FD Deputy Chief Joseph DeLasho.

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New York, NY, June 13, 2017 -- -- Andrew Lichtenstein, President of LichtensteinRE , has just successfully sold and resold the property located at 56 Groshon Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester, for $999,000 all cash negotiating the price down from the original asking price of $1,175,000. This Yonkers property is a completely renovated 5,200 residential square foot three story walk-up wood frame apartment building with Six bedroom residential apartments plus large basement with seven storage spaces.

LichtensteinRE Just Sold and Resold a Brand New Renovated Multifamily Property in Yonkers.

Online PR News 12-June-2017 Riverdale, New York Andrew Lichtenstein , President of LichtensteinRE , has just successfully sold and resold the property located at 56 Groshon Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester, for $999,000 all cash negotiating the price down from the original asking price of $1,175,000. This Yonkers property is a completely renovated 5,200 residential square foot three story walk-up wood frame apartment building with Six bedroom residential apartments plus large basement with seven storage spaces.

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June 12, 2017 - PRLog -- Andrew Lichtenstein, President of LichtensteinRE, has just successfully sold and resold the property located at 56 Groshon Avenue in Yonkers, Westchester, for $999,000 all cash negotiating the price down from the original asking price of $1,175,000. This Yonkers property is a completely renovated 5,200 residential square foot three story walk-up wood frame apartment building with Six bedroom residential apartments plus large basement with seven storage spaces.

Woman Dies After Being Trapped In Yonkers House Fire

A 54-year-old Yonkers woman, who was trapped in a home on William Street during a fire, died at a local hospital Thursday, according to the Yonkers Police Department. Firefighters responded to the fire around 11 a.m. at 7 William St., in the Nodine neighborhood, to find smoke coming from the basement area of the two-story home, fire department officials said.

Yonkers Firefighters Battle Blaze At Construction Building

At approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, fire crews were dispatched to 1173 Warburton Ave., where there was a reported fire in a building that is currently under construction, Yonkers Fire Chief of Personnel Thomas Fitzpatrick Jr. confirmed. Billowing smoke and flames could be seen from the street as firefighters attempt to knock down the fire.

Electric battery suspected in Yonkers fire

Fire officials say a basement apartment caught fire on 27 Bruce Ave. around 10: 45 a.m. Investigators found a burned and charred electric bike, and say the lithium battery was still hot 20 minutes after they put out the flames. "The battery pack was in flames, and it spread to some stuff on top of the bike; and it started spreading to other areas in the apartment," says Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief Cucolo.

Trapped Residents Pulled From Yonkers House Fire

Two residents trapped in the basement when a fire broke out at a two-and-a-half story wood-frame house in Yonkers were pulled to safety late Sunday morning. The fire broke out at 27 Bruce Ave. at about 10:45 a.m. with a very heavy smoke condition in the building reported, Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick said.

Westchester Contractor Accused Of Setting Building On Fire, Police Say

A contractor from Westchester was charged with felony arson Wednesday after allegedly starting a fire on the roof of a Queens building on Tuesday that turned into a five-alarm blaze injuring 11 firefighters, according to the NYPD. Declan McElhatton, 52, of Yonkers was arrested Wednesday after using a torch near combustibles to start the fire on the roof of a seven-story building at 56-11 94th St., said NYPD officials.

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Fundraiser held for Hawley Terrace fire victims

Survivors of a deadly Yonkers fire and safety inspectors are at odds over whether the fire alarms worked, but the community came together for a A co-op owner who lived in an apartment on an upper floor says it wasn't the sound of a fire alarm that woke him, but the commotion going on around his apartment. YONKERS - Survivors of a deadly Yonkers fire and safety inspectors are at odds over whether the fire alarms worked, but the community came together for a fundraiser Friday to help displaced victims.

Fire Breaks Out At Laundromat On South Broadway In Yonkers

Yonkers firefighters were called to a blaze at Green Laundromat Sunday night, and the first responders quickly had the blaze under control. The Yonkers Fire Department was dispatched to the business at 550 S. Broadway a bit before 11 p.m. In an 11:26 p.m. Facebook post, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 628 noted that the fire was out.