A number of buildings, automobiles engulfed in flames in Yonkers hearth

YONKERS, New York (WABC) — A number of buildings and automobiles lit up in flames on Friday evening in Yonkers as smoke blanketed the air.

The fireplace began round 7 p.m. on Faculty Avenue. It was all-hands-on-deck with each Yonkers firefighter on the scene in addition to mutual help introduced in from neighboring departments to attempt to get flames beneath management.

When firefighters first arrived on scene, there was a partial collapse that set automobiles on hearth and ripped down charged energy strains. One constructing fully collapsed.

Mom Nature was not doing firefighters any favors – the bottom was frozen and slippery and firefighters’ gear grew to become frozen.

Two buildings absolutely engulfed in flames after which reached a 3rd and fourth constructing.

Hearth Commissioner William Fitzpatrick described a few of the hazard that firefighters encountered whereas battling the raging inferno.

“Because the constructing collapsed into the road nearly concurrently as the primary arriving items have been pulling up, they have been confronted with one constructing absolutely concerned collapsed, set a pair automobiles on hearth, it was downed energy strains, so it did hamper the preliminary efforts to entering into the constructing due to downed energy strains,” Fitzpatrick mentioned.

No accidents have been reported. It’s nonetheless unclear what number of residents that is impacting, however officers estimate roughly 30-50 folks could also be displaced.

OEM is organising a shelter for Friday evening on the Cesar Chavez Faculty and the Purple Cross is helping.

The reason for the fireplace is beneath investigation.