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Mount Vernon Fire Destroys Home, Damages Two Others

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A late night weekend two-alarm fire in Mount Vernon destroyed one home and damaged two others late on Sunday night.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home and spread to other buildings overnight.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home and spread to other buildings overnight.

Photo Credit: Irwin Gary Marks via Kempter's Fire Wire
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home and spread to other buildings overnight.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home and spread to other buildings overnight.

Photo Credit: Irwin Gary Marks via Kempter's Fire Wire
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home displacing a dozen people overnight.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home displacing a dozen people overnight.

Photo Credit: John V. Lafalgio via Kempter's Fire Wire
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home displacing a dozen people overnight.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a Mount Vernon home displacing a dozen people overnight.

Photo Credit: Nick Blum via Kempter's Fire Wire

At approximately 10:45 p.m., officials said firefighters were dispatched to South Third Avenue, where a two-story home was engulfed in flames, which spread to two more buildings.

The house eventually collapsed, and the nearby buildings were damaged as the flames spread. 

In total, nearly a dozen people were temporarily displaced from a neighboring home, and are presently being assisted by volunteers with the American Red Cross. A temporary shelter was set up at the Armory as they searched for housing.

Police temporarily shut down the roadway as the investigation into the fire began. The cause of the blaze has not yet been confirmed. There were no injuries immediately reported. 

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