Crime & Safety

Firefighters Injured, Residents Displaced in Yonkers Fire

The blaze occurred Monday on Palisade Avenue.

Eight firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a Monday night in an apartment building fire on Palisade Avenue in Yonkers, according to Kempter’s Fire Wire and The Journal News.

The fire started at about 10:45 p.m. in a second floor bedroom, and no other injuries were reported.

Five adults an a child lived in the apartment and will require temporary housing, according to the Red Cross.

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