MAHOPAC – Fire Thursday morning damaged a 3,500-square-foot home on Fini Drive in Mahopac.
The fire, which remains under investigation, was centered in the basement of the sprawling wood frame home valued at some $850,000, according to Carmel assessors.
Fire damage was contained to the lower level, but the remainder of the home suffered smoke damage.
No injuries were reported to first responders who remained on the scene for five hours.
Nine-one-one calls sent members of the Carmel Police to the scene and when the first officer arrived and confirmed a working fire, Mahopac Fire Department personnel requested mutual aid from the Mahopac Falls, Carmel, Croton Falls and Mohegan Lake Fire Departments along with EMS from Mahopac, Carmel and the Empress Ambulance Company which provides the county with paramedic service.
Also assisting was the Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services and the Putnam Fire Investigation Team.
