OSSINING- Firefighters from throughout northern Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties returned to quarters Saturday morning following a massive fire Friday night that destroyed a portion of an apartment complex in Ossining.
Officials said a bolt of lightning struck Building 1 at the Parth Knolls complex–a multi-story wood frame dwelling on Hawkes Avenue that ignited the structure with flames quickly spreading.
Half a dozen families were assisted from the building as firefighters battled the blaze.
Ossining Fire Department personnel summoned mutual aid for the four-alarm call that engulfed the building leaving dozens of people homeless.
The fire was reported Friday evening as intense storms battered the Hudson Valley with heavy rain, strong winds, and severe lightning.
Fire departments from as far away as Carmel, Mahopac, Mahopac Falls, Putnam Valley, and Piermont were all pressed into action.
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