Crime & Safety

Lake Carmel House Fire Displaced 5

Volunteers from five departments assisted the Lake Carmel fire department.

LAKE CARMEL, NY — A family of five displaced by an overnight fire in Lake Carmel is being assisted by the Red Cross, spokeswoman Carolyn Sherwin said. It was fought by Lake Carmel firefighters with assistance from volunteer fire departments in Brewster, Carmel, Kent, Patterson and Putnam Valley.

Journal News photographer (and Brewster firefighter) Frank Becerra shot photos and wrote the article for lohud.com:

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