Blaze Damages Garage, House In Garnerville

GARNERVILLE, NY — Firefighters from across Rockland County battled a fire in Garnerville Wednesday morning that spread from the garage to the house.

A "mayday" call was made early on as one firefighter, who had a medical emergency, was extracted from the building and transported to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. Another suffered minor burns and was treated at the scene.

Both firefighters are doing well, Thiells fire officials told Patch Wednesday afternoon.

The Thiells FAST unit responded to a reported structure fire at 26 Madison Ave. at 5:18 a.m. As they headed there, Haverstraw police informed the department that there was heavy smoke in the area. Stony Point Fire Department was dispatched for an engine to respond to the scene, Chief Daniel Coughlin said on Facebook.

The first arriving chief reported a fire in a detached garage with heavy smoke. Then the fire spread into the main part of the house through a breezeway.

Getting at the fire was exhausting due to the construction of the home — plaster and lath, and heavy roofing materials — fire officials said.

The fire was deemed under control at about 7 a.m. The investigation as to cause and origin was turned over to the Rockland County Sheriffs Bureau of Criminal Investigations.

Thiells fire officials thanked their mutual aid partners: Stony Point FD (Engine), Hillcrest FD (FAST), Haverstraw FD (Engine), New City FD (Engine), Congers FD (Engine), West Haverstraw FD (FAST), Nanuet FD (Engine, Standby), Spring Valley FD (Mask Unit), Haverstraw EMS, Stony Point EMS, Rockland Paramedic Services, Rockland County Fire Coordinators Office, Rockland County EMS Coordinators Office,Rockland 911, Haverstraw Police.