Crime & Safety
Stop & Shop On Sandford Blvd. Temporarily Closed After Fire
The Mount Vernon Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire in less than 45 minutes, but the store will remain closed for now.
MOUNT VERNON, NY — A swift response by the Mount Vernon Fire Department to a fire at a busy supermarket helped avert a potential disaster.
Crews were quick to the scene of a small HVAC fire at the Stop & Shop on E. Sandford Blvd.
The fire was extuignished within 30 – 45 minutes, according to fire offcials.
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The Stop & Shop remains temporarily closed. A licensed technician is on-site, addressing and assessing the HVAC system, acording to a Mount Vernon City spokesperson. There is no word yet on when the normally busy store will repoen.
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