Fire crews in Westchester had to contend with chilling cold temperatures and whipping winds when a tricky two-alarm house fire broke out.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18, first responders were dispatched to a South Second Avenue home in Mount Vernon, where there was a report of smoke inside the structure.
Upon arrival, crews from the Mount Vernon Fire Department found flames ripping through the roof of the residence, with billowing smoke visible for nearly a mile.
The house suffered extensive smoke, fire, and water damage in the blaze, with the second story completely destroyed. The flames were brought under control shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, though crews remained at the scene to knock down any hotspots that arose due to gusty winds that made fighting the fire trickier, officials said.