| On Sunday July 15th at 3:46pm, The Rye Fire Department was dispatched to 27 Purchase St, Apartment 1R for a reported vent on fire. Engine 191 and Ladder 25 were first due and found a bathroom vent fan had blown and caught fire. Using pressurized water the fire was quickly extinguished. The burnt vent fan was removed from the building while firefighters conducted overhaul. No extension was found. Purchase St was closed from Locust Ave to Boston Post Road for the duration of the incident. Rye units returned to service at 4:22pm |
