POUGHKEEPSIE – City of Poughkeepsie firefighters quickly contained a fire in an apartment at the Rip Van Winkle housing building on Rinaldi Boulevard on New Year’s Day.
According to Fire Chief Mark Johnson, his department responded to an automatic fire alarm at the building and encountered heavy smoke conditions in the apartment with a mattress on fire.
Firefighters rescued the tenant who was suffering from smoke inhalation. The tenant was transported to a local hospital for treatment.