Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire 86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire
86 People, 10 Families Displaced In Two-Alarm Westchester Apartment Fire Ten families were displaced, including 48 adults and 38 children, during a two-alarm fire in Westchester County. The fire started shortly before 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, at 149 North Boardway, in Yonkers, said Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief Thomas F. Fitzpatrick Jr. Fitzpatrick said firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and found heavy fire on the top floor of a 5-story apartment building, Fitzpatrick said. Companies quickly stretched hose lines and began suppression efforts, he said. "There was heavy fire damage on the top floor and water damage throughout," Fitzpatrick sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Traffic
Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway
Water Main Break Closes Busy Westchester Roadway A water main break is causing the closure a busy Westchester roadway. Warburton Avenue in Yonkers was closed at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30 between Lamartine Avenue and Ashburton Avenue, officials said, forcing a closure of the roadway.  There was also reported flooding in the area as the city fire department works at repairing the damage. There has been no timetable set for when the road will reopen or when the water main break will be repaired.  Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
22 Displaced, 10 Pets Rescued As Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Garden Apartments In Westchester 22 Displaced, 10 Pets Rescued As Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Garden Apartments In Westchester
22 Displaced, 10 Pets Rescued As Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Garden Apartments In Westchester A heavy fire displaced at least 22 people and 10 pets at an apartment building in Westchester. The fire started around 4:24 p.m. Sunday, July 7, in the garden-style apartments located at 50 Gateway Road, said Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief Daniel P. Flynn. Arriving firefighters encountered a fire in a top floor rear apartment in the complex that quickly spread through a common cockloft area below the roof, Flynn said. At one point, the fire reached a three-alarm fire with some 65 firefighters on the scene. All residents and animals in the building were able to self-evacuate th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
45 Firefighters Battle Blaze At House In Westchester 45 Firefighters Battle Blaze At House In Westchester
45 Firefighters Battle Blaze At House In Westchester A one-alarm house fire that broke out in Westchester required the work of 45 firefighters to safely extinguish. Officials at the Yonkers Fire Department say the blaze, which occurred at a private residence at 10 Aldrich Street around 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, was caused by an electrical malfunction. Con Edison also responded to the scene. Officials say that the fire was under control by around 10:40 a.m. with all fire companies back in service by 12 p.m. No firefighter or civilian injuries have been reported, and the home’s electrical supply is still out of service.

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester
New Details Emerge After 11 Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure In Westchester Nearly a dozen people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide. Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer. "Members of the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and located 11 individuals who appear to be suffering from various degrees of carbon monoxide poisoning; they were all removed to local area hospit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester
Multiple People Found Unconscious From Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Hospitalized In Westchester This story has been updated. Multiple people, including children, were found unconscious inside a Westchester apartment complex after being exposed to carbon monoxide. Police and fire officials received the call for a possible CO exposure around 8:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, at 27 Coyle Place in Yonkers, said Yonkers Police Lt. Jared Singer. "Members of the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and located 11 individuals who appear to be suffering from various degrees of carbon monoxide poisoning; they were all remo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester 12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester
12-Year-Old Dies After Accidental Shooting In Westchester The 12-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an illegal handgun in Westchester has died from his wound, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before midnight on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providing aid and cardiopulmonary resuscita…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Westchester Boy In Grave Condition After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is in “grave” condition and is not expected to survive after suffering an apparent gunshot wound to his head from an illegal handgun in Westchester, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to a Nepperhan Avenue apartment shortly before noon on Saturday, April 13, where there was a report of a child who was bleeding from the head. Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that upon arrival, officers found the child on the bedroom floor and assisted members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Empress Emergency Medical Services in providi…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say
One Dead, Two Hospitalized After Overdosing At Gas Station In Westchester, Police Say One man is dead and two others have been hospitalized after overdosing at a gas station in Westchester in an incident police say may be linked to fentanyl. Members of the Yonkers Police and Fire Departments along with units from Empress Emergency Medical Services responded to the gas station at 200 South Broadway on a report of a man down at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday, April 12. First responders located two men who were unconscious and unresponsive; one appeared to be in cardiac arrest and the other had difficulty breathing, said Yonkers PD Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Units immediately ren…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Not Over Yet: Westchester Four-Alarm Apartment Blaze Caused By Welding Plumbers Still Burning Not Over Yet: Westchester Four-Alarm Apartment Blaze Caused By Welding Plumbers Still Burning
Not Over Yet: Westchester Four-Alarm Apartment Blaze Caused By Welding Plumbers Still Burning Yonkers firefighters are still on the scene putting out hot spots and flare-ups at the apartment house where 150 residents were left homeless when a four-alarm fire ripped through the building. The fire, which began around 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at 15 Parkview Ave. in Yonkers, was started by plumbers doing welding work on the top floor of the building, said Yonkers Fire Department Assistant Chief John Bonanno. The six-story building burned for more than 10 hours Tuesday night into Wednesday, with flare-ups still taking place, Bonanno said. "The fire isn't over yet," he said. "We are stil…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester
Responders Prevent 5K-Pound Cooling Towers Over Edge From Crashing To Street In Westchester Crews from the Yonkers Fire Department worked quickly and effectively on Monday afternoon to prevent air cooling towers weighing more than two tons from coming crashing to the ground off a building. The department received an emergency call shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, when strong gusts of wind moved a pair of units perched atop a building in the heart of Yonkers, Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Flynn said. The towers were moved to the edge of the top floor of a construction site near at the intersection of Warburton Avenue and Main Street. The units were on top of the site of a fut…

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by Zak Failla
Pleasantville, NY
Police & Fire
Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home
Residents Living In Building Illegally Escape Fire At Westchester Home Residents living illegally in a building without any working utilities were able to escape without injury when a fire broke out in the basement area of a Yonkers home, the Yonkers Fire Department said. The fire, at 51 Victor Street, was reported to the Yonkers Fire Department around 3 a.m. Tuesday, said Assistant Chief John Bonanno, Firefighters from Battalion 1 arrived within a minute and confirmed there was a working structure fire located in the basement of the two-and-a-half story wood-frame building. Some 40 firefighters quickly made an aggressive interior attack along with searching …

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by Kathy Reakes