Peekskill House Fire Kills Teenager in Westchester County, Firefighters Say

Peekskill house fire kills teenager in Westchester County, firefighters say

A 15-year-old died after being trapped inside a house during a fire in Peekskill, Westchester County, according to fire officials.

House Fire Takes Life of 15-year-old Boy in Peekskill

A week after two teenage siblings died in a Cortlandt Manor fire, a 15-year-old boy died in a fire at 115 High St. in the City of Peekskill on Wednesday, June 4. In a press release, the Peekskill Fire Department said it was dispatched at 6:04 p.m. to a report of a structure fire with entrapment at 115 High Street, within one-half mile of the fire station. Department units arrived on the scene within two minutes of the alarm. The first arriving u…