Crime & Safety
After Mount Vernon Fire Left Over 100 People Homeless, Donations Pour Into Temporary Shelter
"Everything was wiped out," resident Dwight Mesquita said. "The whole building collapsed and fell all into the apartment."
November 25, 2025
After a five-alarm fire devastated a Mount Vernon apartment building over the weekend, leaving more than 100 people homeless days before Thanksgiving, donations poured into the temporary shelter for those who lost everything.
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Dozens of people, and several pets, woke up Monday at the vacated Holmes Elementary School, which the city and Red Cross transformed into a shelter after the fire.
"We are providing disaster mental health, disaster sheltering, food, clothing," said Stephanie Dunn Ashley, CEO of the American Red Cross Metro New York North Chapter.
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A fire in Mount Vernon, New York forced dozens of people out of an apartment building early Sunday morning/CBS News New York
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