Poughkeepsie fire

Early Saturday morning May 29th a fire occurred in Poughkeepsie. The residence has been the target of several other fires recently, and the most significant fire heavily damaged a non-attached garage in the rear. Firefighters arrived to find a heavy fire condition in the rear of a two and a half- story balloon construction multi-family residence. Firefighters went to work, advancing lines to the fire area and also went right to the roof, where they made a trench cut to cut off the fires spread. At one point, a tall bright blue flame blew out the rear of the residence, which made firefighters suspect that they may have a gas leak and thus a gas-fed fire. Crews were evacuated from the building and Central Hudson Gas crew was requested to the scene. As firefighters waited for the crew’s arrival, a loud bang was heard from the interior of the structure. Upon the gas crew’s arrival, they were able to confirm that their was no gas leak and firefighters once again entered the building. The interior fire was extinguished, but the fire in the roof area proved to be problematic. The trench cut stopped the forward spread of the fire as planned, but the structures mansard roof allowed the fire to travel in the void.

 

Fire News photos by Bill Johnson