On August 31, 2016 at approximately 3:45 a.m., New York State Police from the Brewster barracks responded to a house fire located at 2 Maple Lane.
Police and Fire arrived on scene and observed the residence engulfed in flames. The resident of the home, 50-year-old Eugene Cosson, was located inside of the home deceased.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Police and the Putnam County Fire Investigation Team.
The fire was brought under control by the Brewster Fire Department, Croton Falls Fire Department, Danbury Fire Department, Carmel Fire Department, Lake Carmel Fire Department, and the Putnam Lake Fire Department.
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