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Some residents say they are worried about response time and safety in the event of a fire after the closure of a Yonkers firehouse. Fire Station 1 in Downtown Yonkers was condemned and closed down back in 2015.
... een knocked down. Crews from New Rochelle got an assist battling the three-alarm blaze from departments from Pelham, Yonkers and Pelham Manor. It was not immediately clear if there if any residents or firefighters were injured.
One family was displaced in Yonkers following an early morning fire that tore through a unit in an Oliver Avenue apartment building. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, fire crews were dispatched to the third floor of the apartment complex at 92 Oliver Ave., following reports of smoke stemming from a kitchen fire.
Yonkers firefighters remained at the scene of the former Alexander Smith Carpet building into the afternoon following Monday morning's fire. Yonkers firefighters remained at the scene of the former Alexander Smith Carpet building into the afternoon following Monday morning's fire.
... As of 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon, Lake Avenue remains closed from Nepperhan Avenue to Saw Mill River Road, while Yonkers fire and police crews remain on scene. Motorists have been asked to avoid the area during the afternoon commute home. Both the ...
Several streets remain closed in Yonkers, following a massive four-alarm fire on Nepperhan Avenue that took nearly 100 firefighters to knock down. At approximately 4 a.m. on Monday morning, a general alarm - meaning every on-duty firefighter from every company responds - was issued at the former Alexander Smith Carpet building on the corner of Nepperhan and Lake Avenues, which now houses local artists and businesses.
... it was "all hands on deck" order, which results in calling in every on-duty firefighter, from every company in Yonkers. Over 100 firefighters fought the flames for over three hours and were able to keep the damage confined to one side of the ...
A pair of elderly Yonkers residents were hospitalized late on Thursday when a fire broke out shortly before midnight in their apartment. Officials confirmed that at approximately 11:55 p.m. on Thursday night, first responders were dispatched to a Warburton Avenue apartment complex after receiving reports of smoke coming from a first story unit in the Esplande Condominium Complex.
A pair of elderly Yonkers residents were hospitalized late on Thursday when a fire broke out shortly before midnight in their apartment. Officials confirmed that at approximately 11:55 p.m. on Thursday night, first responders were dispatched to a Warburton Avenue apartment complex after receiving reports of smoke coming from a first story unit in the Esplande Condominium Complex.
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that sparked in a high-rise building on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers overnight. Multiple apartments were damaged and several families were displaced after a three-alarm fire sparked at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the top floor of a 12-story apartment building at 354 Nepperhan Ave. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to a single apartment, but multiple others suffered sizable smoke and water damage.
Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that sparked in a high-rise building on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers overnight. Multiple apartments were damaged and several families were displaced after a three-alarm fire sparked at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the top floor of a 12-story apartment building at 354 Nepperhan Ave. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the blaze to a single apartment, but multiple others suffered sizable smoke and water damage.
... The Scarsdale Fire Department received mutual aid assistance from the Fairview, Hartsdale, Greenville, White Plains, Yonkers, Pelham, Larchmont, Eastchester and New Rochelle fire departments. Assisting with the investigation, which is continuing, ...
Nearly 75 people have been displaced following a three-alarm fire on Elm Street that led to the evacuation of several residential buildings in Yonkers. On Friday morning, a fire broke out on an upper level of an apartment building at 91 Elm St. in Yonkers that quickly spread to an adjacent buildings before firefighters could get the blaze under control.
... case," said lawyer Francisco Serrano. "We will continue to seek justice for him." On Saturday, thousands gathered in Yonkers to mourn Fahy, a father of three young children, ages 6, 8 and 11. He became a firefighter in 1999 after practicing as a ...
A New York City fire battalion chief killed by debris from a house explosion last week was remembered Saturday as a hero and a dedicated family man at his funeral service attended by thousands of firefighters, elected officials, friends and family. Michael Fahy's wife and two of their three young children spoke tenderly about him at the Roman Catholic Mass at the Annunciation Church, in Yonkers, that Cardinal Timothy Dolan helped officiate.
Thousands of mourners including firefighters and elected officials have filled a suburban church to pay respects to a New York City fire battalion chief killed by debris from a house explosion last week. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Cardinal Timothy Dolan are among those attending Michael Fahy's funeral at Annunciation Church, in Yonkers.
Thousands of mourners including firefighters and elected officials are attending a funeral service for a New York City fire battalion chief killed by debris from a house explosion last week. A funeral Mass for Michael Fahy is being held at Annunciation Church in the city of Yonkers where he lived with his wife and three young children.
... rocked the surrounding neighborhood early Tuesday, city officials said. Fire Battalion Chief Michael Fahy, 44, of Yonkers, N.Y., was directing operations at the site of a gas leak Sept. 27, 2016, when the house exploded. Falling debris killed him. ...
New Jersey authorities are holding the man wanted in New York City in connection with the building explosion that killed FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy of Yonkers. Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was arrested Tuesday in Cliffside Park, New Jersey and is being held in the Bergen County jail as a fugitive from justice, jail spokesman Anthony Cureton said Wednesday.
... Florence Waser, who also resided in the apartments at 717 Pelhamdale Avenue, and by two brothers, Ernest Epple of Yonkers and Frederick Epple of Ridgewood, New Jersey. * * * * * " Vacant House Is Destroyed By Fire ----- Blaze In House Adjoining ...
Community members are coming together to help the victims of a fire at a four-story apartment building in Yonkers. The fire started just before 2 a.m. Wednesday when a woman living in a second-floor apartment at 951 McLean Ave. fell asleep while smoking a cigarette.
The fire started just before 2 a.m. when a woman living in a second-floor apartment at 951 McLean Ave. fell asleep while smoking a cigarette. Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Ford says the cigarette fell into the cushions and ignited the couch, which caught fire.
The fire started just before 2 a.m. when a woman living in a second-floor apartment at 951 McLean Ave. fell asleep while smoking a cigarette. Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Ford says the cigarette fell into the cushions and ignited the couch, which caught fire.
Yonkers firefighters rescued at least seven residents who were trapped on the floor above an apartment building fire early Wednesday. YONKERS, N.Y. -- A Yonkers apartment fire that injured several residents and 11 firefighters was started by a second-floor resident falling asleep with a cigarette, causing his couch cushions to ignite.
... may have come in through a rear entrance, an open window, or across the attached roof from another building. The Yonkers Fire Department said the flames began at an overloaded extension cord. Although six people were rescued, there were no serious ...