Seventeen families in a northern suburban Hasidic community are without a home today after an early blaze tore through their apartments.
The Ramapo Police Department says that at about 2:14 this morning it received a report about a fire on Clinton Avenue in New Square.
Two police officers along with members of the New Square community evauated 27 apartments.
No residents were injured, but police say that one firefighter was treated for an injury to his foot. The displaced families are being cared for by the New Square community.
Police say fire departments from nine surrounding communities responded to the blaze. Ramapo detectives and the Rockland County Sheriff's Department arson investigators are searching for the cause of the fire.
The Ramapo Police Department says that at about 2:14 this morning it received a report about a fire on Clinton Avenue in New Square.
Two police officers along with members of the New Square community evauated 27 apartments.
No residents were injured, but police say that one firefighter was treated for an injury to his foot. The displaced families are being cared for by the New Square community.
Police say fire departments from nine surrounding communities responded to the blaze. Ramapo detectives and the Rockland County Sheriff's Department arson investigators are searching for the cause of the fire.
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