A report of a structure fire bringing emergency responders from Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Briarcliff Manor, Valhalla, and Ossining, was quickly extinguished.
The fire called in around 12:50 p.m. at 172 Cortlandt Street was found to be on the roof of the tenement building. By 1:20 p.m. the building showed no outward sign of smoke or fire damage. Firefighters were on the roof of this and adjacent buildings, with two towers erected from either side. They were spraying on the roof of 172.
Second Assistant Chief Patrick Haggarty said by 2:30 p.m. that they were still investigating the scene but weren't calling the fire suspicious. The fire was knocked down within 20 minutes with about 40 volunteer responders from the region.
A crowd of onlookers gathered on the street included Chief of Police Gregory Camp, who said, "until we know what it is, everyone comes."
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