7th Alarm Apartment Building Fire - Parkview Ave, Yonkers NY - 3/12/19
Yonkers emergency services were called to the scene Tuesday evening on Parkview Ave for reports of a fire. Units had pulled up with smoke showing from a 6 story H type residential apartment building. Gaining a water source proved difficult which allowed the fire to progress greatly, A general alarm was called, requesting all Yonkers fire equipment and all off duty personnel to the scene. Crews had heavy fire load for close to 6 hours before it began to darken down. Fire spread rapidly thought-out multiple floors of the building. Crews remained on scene overnight conducting overhaul and hitting hot spots. Mutual aid was called from most of the lower Westchester departments.
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