Crime & Safety
Cause Announced For Clinton Chappaqua Home Fire
The former first couple own two properties at the location.
CHAPPAQUA, NY — The cause of the fire at the Clinton compound in Chappaqua was a bathroom fan that shorted out. A fire burned part of a building used by the Secret Service on the property of the former president and former presidential candidate.
New Castle Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein announced the cause Friday, the Journal News reported.
Fire extinguishers were used to put out the fire which was located in the ceiling of the second floor of the building behind the Clintons’ home.
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The Clintons were not at home at the time of the incident.
The home is located at 15 Old House Lane and is one of two properties the couple owns on the cul-de-sac.
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Where they live is a 5,232 square foot two-story wood house that has five bedrooms and four baths.
The home next door was purchased as a possible weekend retreat for Chelsea Clinton and her family.
Read the Journal News here.
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