Crime & Safety
Religious Candle Probable Cause of Early Morning Apartment Fire
Four families were displaced by the blaze and one man was rescued from the roof.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A religious candle is said to have started a fire in a New Rochelle apartment building early Sunday morning.
News 12 said the blaze at 11 Locust Ave. started around 4:30 p.m. and may have injured one police officer and two residents.
A bedroom was gutted by the fire and four families were displaced.
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1 police officer 2 people suffer smoke inhalation after fire in #NewRochelle Details on @News12WC 10am https://t.co/dpi2fBN0wP pic.twitter.com/yxjBa9lF9R
— Michelle Brown (@MichelleBNews12) November 27, 2016
The Journal News said one man climbed out a window and got to the roof where he was rescued by firefighters with a ladder.
For more details, watch the video at News 12 and read the complete article at the Journal News.
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