Early Morning Fire Guts Home on Madison Road in Scarsdale

A fire was reported at a house at 260 Madison Road at 5:40 am on Friday March 4, 2022. A neighbor called 911 to report the fire and said the house was currently being renovated and was unoccupied. When firemen arrived they found the front porch and first and second floors of the wood framed house engulfed in heavy fire. After searching the house, they found it was unoccupied as reported. With the help of fire departments from Hartsdale, Greenville and Fairview, they knocked down the fire. They opened up the interior walls and ceiling on the first and second floors to access the fire in the walls and also punched a hole in the roof to ventilate the structure.

Con Edison was called to de-energize the electric line that had failed and was lying on the front lawn and to also to shut down the gas. The house appears to be heavily damaged.

The homeowners were contacted and came to the scene. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire is under way.

Commenting on the fire, Scarsdale Chief Christopher Mytych said, "We initiated an aggressive fire attack using two hose lines and extinguished the bulk of the fire from the exterior before transitioning to the interior. Fortunately, reports from neighbors that the home was unoccupied were confirmed following our searches. We were supported by firefighters from Fairview, Greenville, and Hartsdale. Units from Eastchester and White Plains stood by in our quarters until the arrival of off-duty Scarsdale firefighters. There were no reports of firefighter injuries."

The fire report says the home was under renovation and the property records show that there was an active building permit dated February 24, 2022 to legalize the basement, bedroom and office. The house as built in 1923, has four bedrooms and is 2,588 square feet on a .14 acre lot. It had an assessed value of $750,000.

(Photo Credit: Jonathan Bradlow)