MONSEY (WABC) - Dozens of firefighters in Rockland County
faced the difficult task of fighting red hot flames in the freezing cold.
It took 80 firefighters, every one of them a volunteer, from
several Rockland County departments and one from neighboring Mahwah, New Jersey
to bring this house fire in Monsey under control, in conditions that were
brutally cold.
Ice could be seen on the uniforms of several firefighters
who responded.
The fire started around noon. A woman home with two children
heard the smoke alarm and saw a bedroom wall on fire. Everyone made it out
safely.
The focus then became bringing the flames, which spread to
the roof, under control. The very water used to douse the flames made things
miserable for firefighters.
The water also made conditions slick on the street. One ems
captain almost wiped out. Public works crews were on hand to put down salt.
Once the fire was extinguished, the firefighters did their best to stay warm.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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