Multiple explosions reported at Washingtonville garage fire, mutual aid called

Explosions were reported at a detached garage fire at 13 Goshen Ave in Washingtonville, sending emergency responders to the scene and prompting a mutual-aid request as crews worked the fire in Orange County.

The call came in late Thursday at a property on Goshen Avenue, a street that has seen prior fire responses in Washingtonville. The fire involved a detached garage, a detail that immediately raised the urgency of the scene as responders moved to contain the blaze and assess whether the blasts had spread fire, fuel, or debris beyond the structure.

Washingtonville Fire Department, a 100% volunteer department, covers a roughly 25-square-mile district in Orange County. That size and staffing model help explain why mutual aid is often part of a working-fire response in the village, especially when a structure fire escalates quickly or reports include explosions. In practical terms, neighboring companies can supply additional personnel, equipment, and water support when the first-alarm response is stretched thin.

The Goshen Avenue fire also fits a pattern seen in recent Washingtonville incidents. A prior brush fire was reported at 57 Goshen Ave, and a separate March 2026 response involved a working fire in a mobile home, with mutual aid again requested. Together, those calls show how frequently the department relies on surrounding agencies when fire conditions become difficult or potentially fast-moving.

The reported explosions at a garage fire raise familiar questions for suburban and semi-rural communities that store fuel, tools, lawn equipment, and other combustible materials in outbuildings. Detached garages can become especially hazardous when fire reaches gas cans, propane tanks, batteries, or vehicles, but officials had not yet released a cause. No additional confirmed information was available on injuries, damage estimates, or whether nearby homes were threatened. For now, the key public-safety takeaway for Washingtonville residents was simple: crews were still on scene, mutual aid was active, and the fire was serious enough to bring a larger response to 13 Goshen Ave.