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Vacant Building Fire in City of Newburgh
August 25, 2021 | NEW YORK
BOB MCCORMICK, Correspondent

Photo by BOB MCCORMICK

Photo by BOB MCCORMICK

Photo by BOB MCCORMICK
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
NEWBURGH, NY - The City of Newburgh Fire Dept. responded to a report of smoke coming from a building at the corner of Chambers Street and Campbell Street on August 25th. Firefighters used hand lines to extinguish the fire and searched the building, which was confirmed to be vacant. One subject was helped off the fire escape. Mobile Life ALS transported one subject to Montefiore-St. Luke's Hospital. Central Hudson and the code department were called to the scene. The fire is under investigation.