Fallsburg, NY – Brush Fire In Catskills Destroys Jewish Bungalow Colony

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    A summer home is destroyed as a major brush fire burned through Fallsburg, N.Y., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A Sullivan county spokesman said 17 unoccupied seasonal houses were up in flames. There were no immediate reports of injuries. (Jim Sabastian/Times Herald-Record via AP)Fallsburg, NY – Authorities are investigating a brush fire in the Catskills that destroyed 27 seasonal buildings.

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    Seasonal buildings at the Riversite Bungalows and Camp Yeshiva Machnas Tzvi D’Krula in Fallsburg were destroyed in the blaze Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the bungalows were unoccupied during the time of the fires.

    Sullivan County Public Safety Commissioner Rick Sauer says two firefighters suffered minor injuries.

    Authorities have reopened Route 42 between South Fallsburg and Fallsburg.

    Officials aren’t sure where the brush fire started. An investigation continues.
    The front stairs and foundation are all that's left of a summer home after it was destroyed by fire in Fallsburg, N.Y., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A Sullivan county spokesman said 17 unoccupied seasonal houses were up in flames as a major brush fire burned through the area. There were no immediate reports of injuries. (Jim Sabastian/Times Herald-Record via AP)

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    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    7 years ago

    Someone will get a nice insurance payout. In the meantime, loads of people with no taxable income and on public assistance who magically can afford to summer in the mountains will have to find other accommodation.

    CountryYossi
    CountryYossi
    7 years ago

    so where will i go for the summer?

    Secular
    Secular
    7 years ago

    Lightning?

    Pinky32
    Pinky32
    7 years ago

    My family has gone to this colony for over 40 yrs. We made such wonderful memories in our bungalow, but it is now completely destroyed. We are in shock. B”H no one was seriously hurt.