MKFD FAST Team Responds to Pleasantville

On Monday Morning March, 15th the MKFD FAST Team was dispatched Mutual Aid to Mount Pleasant for a working fire. The fire was located at 4 Laurel Hill Drive in the Town of Mount Pleasant in the Usonia neighborhood. The home was designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The home had no power due to the recent storm and the fire was believed to have started accidentally by burning candles. The homeowner and his daughter were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Upon arrival of the fire department there was no water source causing delay to extinguishing the blaze. Sadly the home was completely destroyed by fire.

News Article:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20103150355

Departments Involved at Pleasantville Fire:

Pleasantville Full Dept, Thornwood TL-1, Chappaqua Tower Ladder 27 and engine, Pocantico Hills tanker, Bedford Hills Tanker 5, Banksville Tanker 7, Millwood Tanker 15, Rescue 36, Bat 11, Mt Pleasant Police, Sleep hollow FD standing by in Pocantico Hills FD HQ, Pleasantville vac 7601 and 7602, Chappaqua VAC at scene for transport, Sleepy Hollow VAC at PVille VAC HQ, Briarcliff ladder and Hawthorne Ladder 56 in Pville FD HQ, Valhalla Engine in Thornwood FD HQ.