Three came down the ladder.
By June Mercer | November 11, 2026
Four residents were rescued from a fire in an apartment building on Flannery Avenue in the City of Poughkeepsie just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Firefighters pulled three of them out using a ground ladder. A fourth was brought to safety through the building's front door.
The building has four units and sits in the City of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County. Crews arrived and immediately split into two separate lines of work. Some teams pushed into the building, fighting the fire and searching apartments for anyone still inside. Others worked the rescue, getting residents out. Both efforts ran side by side throughout the response.
A second alarm went out during the incident. That call brought additional Poughkeepsie firefighters back on duty to reinforce the crews already on scene. The Fairview Fire Department and the Arlington Fire Department also responded to the Flannery Avenue address, adding to a broad multi-agency effort.
Multiple Empress EMS units staged at the scene to cover any medical needs. The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department and City 911 both responded. The city's Building Department also sent personnel to the scene.
The Daily Voice reported on the fire two days later, in a November 10 account written by Ben Crnic. As of that date, the cause of the fire had not been released by fire officials. No information on injuries was immediately available. No residents or fire officials have been identified by name in connection with the incident.
