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Business Owners Reflect on Aftermath of White Plains Fire
Local business owners in the White Plains community share their experience after a massive fire destroys several downtown shops.
The smell of burnt air lingered in downtown White Plains Thursday, one day after a raging fire engulfed a city block and injured 25 firefighters.
The persistent flames, made only more intense by the week's heat wave, destroyed six businesses at East Post Road and Court Street.
Passersby stopped to snap photos and take in the destruction while businesses across the street reopened for business. For Greg Wilson of the Hair & Skin Care Boutique, the whole ordeal is heartbreaking.
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In the shopping district around Mamaroneck Avenue, stores treat each other as part of a community working together and Bengal Tiger, where the fire began, has been in business for over 25 years, around the same time Wilson started his own.
The incident began around 2:30pm in the basement of Bengal Tiger, a well-known Indian restaurant in the area. Firemen rushed to the scene and battled with the fire until about 9 Wednesday night.
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"Our hats go off to the mayor and (Public Safety) Commissioner (David) Chong," said Wilson, who kept his business open for local firefighters to get a breath of fresh air. "Of course we owe a thanks to the firefighters from the different areas such as Hartsdale, Harrison, and Scarsdale, they really worked it out."
