A fire in Yonkers’ School Street neighborhood destroyed four residential buildings and damaged several vehicles. The blaze, which began yesterday around 7 p.m., escalated to a four-alarm fire. CBS News New York reported that the first building to catch fire collapsed, creating challenges for firefighters working around downed power lines and icy conditions.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Yonkers Fire Department confirmed that the flames spread to neighboring buildings and several parked cars, with winter conditions adding challenges to the response. Yonkers Fire Commissioner William Fitzpatrick told CBS News New York that when the first units arrived, one building was fully involved and had collapsed, igniting several cars…