Fire destroys two-family home in Kiryas Joel
| 31 Mar 2016 | 09:45
Photos by Daniel Stimple A fire began Thursday afternoon in the basement of a synagogue attached to a home on Lizensk Boulevard that housed two families. The Kiryas Joel Fire Department was assisted by firefighters from Chester, Monroe, Tuxedo, Woodbury, West Point, Washingtonville, South Blooming Grove, Goshen and Salisbury Mills.
Firefighters work to knock down a fire at a two-family house on Lizensk Boulevard in the Village of Kiryas Joel Thursday afternoon.
About an hour after the fire began Thursday afternoon, a portion of the home collapsed. No one was injured.
By Daniel Stimple
KIRYAS JOEL — Nearly a dozen fire companies were called to a fire in Kiryas Joel Thursday afternoon.
The fire began at approximately 1:30 in the basement of a synagogue attached to a home on Lizensk Boulevard that housed two families.
Kiryas Joel Fire Chief Joshua Blumenthal said no one was injured.
Firefighters from many nearby communities assisted. These included Chester, Monroe, Tuxedo, Woodbury, West Point, Washingtonville, South Blooming Grove, Goshen and Salisbury Mills.
By 2:53 p.m. the fire began to spread from flaming debris which was caught up in the wind and ignited two small fires in the woods behind the building.
Soon after part of the building collapsed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.