Fire Destroys House In Cortlandt

CORTLANDT, NY — A massive house fire before dawn Tuesday brought firefighters from several community departments to Sprout Brook Road.

Firefighters were hampered by the house's driveway, which fire trucks couldn't get up. Members of the Lake Mohegan and Continental Village departments had to pull hundreds of feet of hose up the hill. There were also water pressure problems, Croton fire officials said.

Among the departments at the fire or standing by for mutual aid were Continental Village, Lake Mohegan, Croton-on-Hudson, Montrose and Yorktown.

The fire rekindled Wednesday morning and Peekskill firefighters joined members of the Continental Village department at the scene.