| On Wednesday afternoon the Peekskill Fire Department was dispatched to a residence on Hoover Ave for a report of Smoke In the Basement. Upon arrival firefighters forced entry through a basement door and found a small fire in the back room of the smoke filled basement. Firefigthers used a 1 3/4 hoseline to extinguish the fire and checked the surrounding area for extension. Fire department units remained on scene until The Westchester County Cause and Origin Team investigated the cause of the fire. Peekskill Fire Department was assisted on scene by Montrose VAFD, Lake Mohegan FD, Yorktown FD, and Peekskill VAC while Continental Village and Montrose Fire Departments stood by at Peekskill Headquarters. |
