A New City resident whose hands and head were burned while trying to put out a fire was assisted by members of the New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedics March 2, according to the Nyack Free Press.
The blaze, in a mattress in an Irion Drive home, was apparently caused by a candle.
New City Fire Department answered the call; Nanuet was on standby.
Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Rodriguez told nyackfreepress.com firefighters used hand-held extinguishers and put the fire out fast.
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