Pleasantville House Fire Displaces Four Residents; None Injured
Four people were displaced but uninjured after a fire early Thursday morning at a three-family house in Pleasantville.
Firefighters were called at 1:54 a.m. to an upstairs blaze at 15 Meadow Lane, said Pleasantville Fire Chief Manny Colmenares. The fire, which was under control in about 25 minutes, was confined to an upstairs bedroom, he said, however, the house suffered water damage as well as smoke damage upstairs.
Colmenares said that all four residents who lived in the house safely exited the premises on their own or were assisted by police.
The county’s Cause and Origin Team has determined that the fire was electrical, most likely started by an appliance such as a computer that was on came in contact with bedding or linens, Colmenares said.
The Red Cross has provided the four residents who were made homeless with temporary shelter and supplies, said Abigail Adams, director of communications for the Red Cross in Westchester.
Pleasantville firefighters were assisted through mutual aid by volunteer departments from Thornwood, Valhalla, Briarcliff, Chappaqua and Millwood.
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