Fire at Stewart Air National Guard Base extinguished with minor damage and no injuries

New York National Guard
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Date: 01.14.2012
Posted: 01.16.2012 09:57
News ID: 82449
Fire at Stewart Air National Guard Base extinguished

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - A fire in the vehicle maintenance building of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing here was extinguished with damage to a section of the building and one vehicle on Saturday night. There were no injuries to base personnel or firefighters.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The New York state civilian fire fighters of the 105th Airlift Wing's Fire Department responded to an alarm at the vehicle maintenance building at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. The firefighters ventilated the building and extinguished the fire.

Orange County fire investigators also responded to the scene afterward.