Electrical Fire in the Town of Mamaroneck Caused By Generator

An electrical fire that started after a failed attempt to start a generator at a single-family, one-story home on 7 Winding Brook Dr. in the Town of Mamaroneck was contained in 20 minutes before it spread throughout the house.

According to Claudia Raab, a neighbor on 1 Winding Brook Dr., the homeowner noticed flames shooting up a curtain in her bedroom and she quickly ran out of the home.

“She was sleeping and had no idea how it started,” she said.

According to the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Chief Brendan Collins, the call came in just before 4 p.m.  One of the homeowners was outside, attempting to connect a generator to the house when the other homeowner ran outside saying she had seen flames in the house and coming out the front window.

Residents on Winding Brook Drive are still without power after last weekend’s storm, but the fire was not related to flooding from the storm, he said.

The fire was contained to a bedroom and an adjacent hallway and there were no injuries to the two residents who were home at the time. 

Three firefighters were sent to the hospital to be treated for minor heat exhaustion, said Collins.

A total of 65 firefighters in six trucks responded to the scene, including the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department, and the Village of Larchmont, Village of Mamaroneck and City of New Rochelle responding as mutual aid to the town.

There was some damage to a bedroom, bathroom and adjacent hallway.  The town's building department will make a determination as to when the residents can return home, Collins said.