HAMLET OF WALLKILL – A 67-year-old woman died after she was rescued from her burning home on Plains Road in the hamlet of Wallkill on Monday morning.
The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office reported she called Ulster County 911 at 9:45 a.m. to report she was trapped inside. A 70-year-old man who was also inside was able to escape the flames.
Police and firefighters were able to remove the woman through a window; however, she had suffered burns from the fire. She was transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh where she succumbed to her injuries, authorities said.
The man was transferred from St. Luke’s to Westchester Medical Center where he was reported in stable condition.
Names of both people were being withheld pending notification of relatives.
The cause and origin of the fire are being investigated by the Ulster County Fire Investigation Unit.
The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by Town of Shawangunk Police, state Police, fire departments from Wallkill, Modena, Gardiner, Plattekill, Shawangunk Valley, Walker Valley, Wallkill Ambulance, New Paltz Rescue Squad, Ambulnz, and the Ulster County Department of emergency services.
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