Valley Cottage - House Explosion - 11-25-07

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Date: 11/25/2007

Time:0925

Location: 37 Sedge Road (Valley Cottage)

Frequency: 44 control / Clarkstown Police

Units Operating: Department #22 (22-1, 22-3, 22-1500, 22-1501, 22-EQ, 22-Patrol)

Dept #3 (3-Tower, 3-1501 Fast team), Nyack FD (standby dept #22 quarters), Conger/VC VAC, Nyack VAC, Clarkstown PD, PD OEM, Rockland County Fire coordinators, Clarkstown Fire inspectors (Car-1,2,3), Clarkstown Building Department, Orange & Rockland Utilities

Description Of Incident: Origionally reported as a structure fire, then updated to a large explosion with multiple calls coming in. Arriving units found the house (high ranch) heavily damaged with multiple occupants that were still upstairs, dazed inside the residence. They were escorted outside by PD and Fd with no apparent injuries and checked by VAC's. Down stairs portion of the house suffered heavy structural damage. Crews completed primary and secondary searches and shut down utilities. VCFD shored up the main beam sections of the downstairs so investigators could enter the structure and investigate.

Writer: Toybuff911

Edited November 25, 2007 by TOYBUFF911