YONKERS, New York (WABC) — Several buildings and cars lit up in flames on Friday night in Yonkers as smoke blanketed the air.
The fire started around 7 p.m. on School Street. It was all-hands-on-deck with every Yonkers firefighter on the scene as well as mutual aid brought in from neighboring departments to try to get flames under control.
When firefighters first arrived on scene, there was a partial collapse that set cars on fire and ripped down charged power lines. One building completely collapsed.
Mother Nature was not doing firefighters any favors – the ground was frozen and slippery and firefighters' gear became frozen.
Two buildings fully engulfed in flames and then reached a third and fourth building.
Fire Commissioner William Fitzpatrick described some of the danger that firefighters encountered while battling the raging inferno.
"As the building collapsed into the street almost simultaneously as the first arriving units were pulling up, they were confronted with one building fully involved collapsed, set a couple cars on fire, it was downed power lines, so it did hamper the initial efforts to getting into the building because of downed power lines," Fitzpatrick said.
No injuries were reported. It is still unclear how many residents this is impacting, but officials estimate roughly 30-50 people may be displaced.
OEM is setting up a shelter for Friday night at the Cesar Chavez School and the Red Cross is assisting.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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