An overnight electrical fire broke out around 2 a.m. at a home on Sherwood Road in Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County. The fire started when a power strip connected to an extension cord in the dining room failed. Rescue efforts involved neighbors bringing a ladder and firefighters responding to blocked entryways. Both doors were blocked by fire, but people were rescued through windows. A 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were pulled out in critical condition with extensive burn injuries. The 17-year-old girl died, and the family’s pet dog also died. The mother was injured but expected to survive, and another adult and a firefighter were injured as well.
"The fire began when a power strip connected to an extension cord in the dining room failed, according to Mohegan Lake Fire Chief Thomas Eade."
"Responding firefighters found both doors to the home blocked by fire, but they were able to make rescues through the windows. Neighbors ran over with a ladder as desperate efforts were made to rescue the people in the home."
"Two teens inside the home, a 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl, were pulled out in critical condition, having suffered extensive burn injuries. The girl, unfortunately, did not survive. The family's pet dog was also killed."
"Their mother was also injured in the fire but is expected to survive. Another adult and a firefighter were also injured."
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