Crime & Safety

Fire Breaks Out At Former HV Psychiatric Center

There is no word on how the fire began.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A fire broke out at the former Hudson River Psychiatric Center early Friday morning in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Firefighters from the Fairview Fire District were dispatched to the site off of Route 9 around 4 a.m. Friday.

A few hours later, flames could be seen in an apparently abandoned, multi-story building on the property, the Poughkeepsie Journal said.

There is no word at this time how the fire began, hvnn.com said.

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