Crime & Safety

East Fishkill Fire Station Loses Roof In Winds Monday

Wind gusts in the area were clocked in excess of 50 mph at times Monday.

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An East Fishkill fire station saw its roof ripped off by heavy winds Monday.
An East Fishkill fire station saw its roof ripped off by heavy winds Monday. (Courtesy Antonia Frederick Houston)

EAST FISHKILL, NY — The copper roof of Hopewell Hose Fire Company No. 1 was ripped off of the structure Monday afternoon in East Fishkill.

No injuries were reported at the station off of Route 376, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.

The region was under a high wind warning at the time, and wind gusts in excess of 50 mph were recorded during the day at Stewart Airport.

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