Mount Vernon Blaze Destroys Stores, Displaces Residents

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- More than a dozen people were displaced after a row of stores on Mount Vernon’s West Sanford Boulevard went up in flames early Sunday, according to a report on news12.com.

Mount Vernon Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning fire on Sunday that took out a row of stores and displaced more than a dozen people.
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Carol Reif

01/11/2016 3:00 p.m.

The fire apparently started in the Golden Gate Chinese Restaurant before spreading to neighboring businesses, including a fish market, news12.com reported.

Nearby homes were also damaged, according to the news12.com report.

The exact cause is under investigation, news12.com reported.

To read the news12.com story, click here.

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