Mount Vernon Apartment Fire Displaces 250 Residents

A building fire that tore thru a Mount Vernon, New York, apartment complex has left all 250 residents displaced, authorities with the city’s office of Emergency Management announced late Sunday.

150 people are in immediate need of shelter, with 75 to 100 others believed to be traveling.

Flames shot out of the top floors of the large building at 30 Cottage Ave. “I got my family out, I ran upstairs, told my parents (who) live a floor above me,” said resident Erick Espinal. “We stayed in the building for at least 10-15 minutes, just telling everybody, “Fire! Fire! Get out! Knocking on doors.”