Port Chester firefighters called to same house twice in one day

PORT CHESTER - Port Chester firefighters were called to a house twice on Thursday, for two unrelated fires.

Port Chester Chief Engineer Angelo Sposta said the first call came for a fire in the second-floor bedroom of a two and a half story masonry home on Locust Avenue at 2 p.m.

The fire was confined to the bedroom and quickly extinguished, and a man, the only resident of the home, was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for treatment of smoke inhalation.

A second alarm for the same address was received at 5:45 p.m.

Sposta said when firefighters arrived, they found the attic fully engulfed in flames.

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Firefighters had the flames under control in about 30 minutes and were on the scene for several hours, checking for hot spots. Sposta described the house as salvageable but not currently suited for occupancy.

No firefighters were hurt during either fire. Rye Brook, Purchase and village and town of Mamaroneck firefighters assisted Port Chester firefighters under a mutual aid response, while Bedford Hills, Banksville and Mount Kisco firefighters were at the Port Chester firehouse to cover any other calls in the district.

Sposta said the second fire was possibly caused by a lithium battery.

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