Wednesday, March 27, 2024

HIGH-RISE BLAZE PROMPTS EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS AT PEEKSKILL APARTMENT BUILDING

As this has been a much-discussed topic in the village---for assorted reasons---see all below:

High-Rise Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Residents At Peekskill Apartment Building

A blaze on a high floor at a Northern Westchester apartment complex proved to be a difficult battle for firefighters. 

by Ben Crnic--03/27/2024 7:00 a.m.--excerpted --Read all at the link below

The blaze began in Peekskill on Friday, March 22 just before 2:30 p.m., when a fire alarm was set off at the Crossroads Apartments at 1109 Brown St., according to the City of Peekskill Fire Department....Because the fire was up on the fifth floor, the department said it was a "labor-intensive" blaze.  "High-rise fires are inherently more dynamic incidents, as they require many more tasks to be completed simultaneously than a typical private dwelling fire," the department said.  READ MORE AT High-Rise Blaze Prompts Evacuation Of Residents At Peekskill Apartment Building | Cortlandt Daily Voice

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