Red Cross Finds Shelter For 14 Displaced By Poughkeepsie Fire

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- The fire that destroyed a three-story building at 12 Lexington Ave., in Poughkeepsie on Friday, July 22, appears to have started in the basement, according to The Poughkeepsie Journal.

Fourteen people were displaced after a fire destroyed the building at 12 Lexington Ave., in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Photo Credit: *City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department NY Local 596*

A look at the fire on 12 Lexington Ave., in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Photo Credit: *City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department NY Local 596*

Amy Maciaszek

07/25/2016 4:15 p.m.

In the meantime, 14 people displaced have been given temporary shelter, food and clothing by the Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, The Poughkeepsie Journal says.

The investigation continues into what started the fire, which apparently blocked a stairway and forced a mother and son to jump from the second-floor.

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that the status of the mother and son, who were airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, was unknown as of Saturday night. Two other people were treated for smoke inhalation and released.

Click here to read The Poughkeepsie Journal article.

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