SOUTHEAST — The Brewster Fire Department responded to a house fire on Seven Oaks Lane in Southeast on April 17 at 12:45 p.m., according to Fire Chief Michael Miller.
The elderly homeowner, identified as a U.S. veteran, escaped the blaze unharmed but was later transported to Danbury Hospital for observation by Brewster EMS.
Chief Miller arrived on scene within minutes and called for a second alarm, bringing in mutual aid from fire departments throughout Putnam and Northern Westchester counties.
Firefighters encountered heavy fire throughout the two-story home and downed live wires in the front yard.
The rural location had no fire hydrants, requiring water to be transported to the scene via tanker trucks.
The fire appeared to originate near the rear of the house, but the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team was called to determine the exact cause.
Assisting fire departments included Croton Falls, Carmel, Putnam Lake, Mahopac, and Lake Carmel.
