Purchase fire under investigation after blaze engulfs vacant building
Firefighters battled the flames from the exterior due to the building's condition; the cause remains under investigation.
More Stories
Authorities are investigating an early Sunday morning fire at a property in Purchase.
News 12 observed fire and police personnel coming and going from the end of West Red Oak Lane on Sunday as investigators worked at the scene. Harrison police blocked access to the road for much of the day while the investigation continued.
According to the Purchase Fire Department, crews were alerted to a fire at 4:18 a.m. at 106 Corporate Park Drive. A few minutes later, the address was updated to 80 West Red Oak Lane. Firefighters responding found a large fire coming from the roof of a vacant building at that address.
Fire officials said the condition of the building required firefighters to battle the blaze from outside the structure.
The fire was declared under control before 9 a.m.
Officials have not yet released details about what caused the fire.
Pictures given to News 12 Sunday appear to show an old stone building with fire damage.
The fire is said to have happened near the former Stouffer's Inn, the site of the deadliest fire in Westchester County history. In December 1980, 26 people died and dozens more were injured.
Luis Marin, a hotel employee, was convicted by a jury of arson and second-degree murder, but a judge overturned the verdict days later. The fire remains unsolved.
