Firefighters battle house fire on Ann Street in Newburgh, infant hurt
Firefighters were still working a blaze at 287 Ann St. in Newburgh after smoke poured from a second-floor apartment and an infant was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Firefighters were still on scene at 287 Ann St. in the City of Newburgh after a working house fire damaged a second-floor apartment and sent smoke pouring from a window. The fire was called in around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, and neighboring departments responded to help the Newburgh Fire Department.
Crews used a ladder to reach an apartment window and attack the blaze from outside as firefighters worked inside the building. The residence was damaged in the fire, and the cause remained under investigation.
At least one infant was taken by Empress ambulance to the Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital emergency room with minor injuries.
On March 12, a separate fire at 357 Ann St. damaged a home in the City of Newburgh and sent one firefighter to the hospital for evaluation.
On June 22, a blaze in the Cronomer Valley area of the Town of Newburgh destroyed a residence on Peter Avenue and required mutual aid from several Orange and Ulster County departments. In that fire, three residents escaped and refused medical treatment.
Wednesday’s Ann Street fire drew a regional response, with neighboring departments helping Newburgh firefighters stabilize the scene. Central Hudson was among the local agencies named in connection with the incident, and neighboring departments helped Newburgh firefighters secure the apartment building and investigate how the fire started.
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