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Car hits building; minor damage and no fire

Heard on: Poughkeepsie Fire
03:31
00:00
5911 to Engine 1, 3, Ladder 1, Tower Ladder 2 respond for a vehicle through a building.
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South Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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Emergency crews were sent to a report of a car that drove into a building on South Avenue. Initial callers said the car was on fire and a person might be trapped inside. Police arrived and found the vehicle was no longer on fire, and the person had gotten out on their own. One car went through the front steps, damaging the steps and a handrail. Another vehicle was pushed up against the building. The damage to the building itself was minor and only affected the steps, with no structural harm reported.

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