Firefighter Injured in House Fire on Dogwood Drive in Yorktown

One firefighter sustained minor injuries while fighting a blaze that damaged a two-story house in Yorktown this afternoon.

Flames were shooting out of the attic on the second floor of the 1740 Dogwood Drive home when firefighters were called to the scene. A neighbor across the street reported the fire. 

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in about 10 minutes and checked to make sure there was no one in the house, Yorktown First Assistant Fire Chief Doug Gollogly said.

One firefighter sustained minor injuries, which Gollogly called to be "nothing serious." No one else was injured.

In addition to the Yorktown Heights Fire Department, the Bedford Hills Fire Department Fast Team responded while the Lake Mohegan and Somers fire department were on stand by and provided mutual aid.

The cause of the fire has not been determined yet, but Gollogly said the fire does not appear suspicious. After the fire was extinguished, Westchester County Fire Investigator Eric DiBartolo went into the attic to determine a cause.

Gollogly said Yorktown's building department inspectors would determine if the house was inhabitable.

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