On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 0623 hours, the Suffern Fire Department was dispatched for a report of smoke coming from a building across from 104 Lafayette Avenue. Chief of the Department Jeremy Kaufer arrived on scene within minutes of the dispatch and confirmed the working fire, with heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor rear of the building. Shortly thereafter, crews reported heavy fire on the 1st floor as well. Initial crews coordinated an aggressive interior attack and were able to hold the fire to the Halal Food Mart on the 1st floor and a large office space on the 2nd floor. The remaining occupancies sustained significant water and smoke damage. No injuries were reported.

The Suffern Fire Department received assistance from the following agencies:

Tallman Fire Department, Mahwah Fire Department, Hillburn Fire Department, Sloatsburg Fire Department, Hillcrest Fire Department, Thiells Fire Department, Monsey Fire Department, Tappan Fire Department, New City Fire Department, Pearl River Fire Department, West Haverstraw Fire Department, Spring Valley Fire Department, West Nyack Fire Department, Nyack Fire Department, Rockland Regional Technical Rescue Team, Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Service, Suffern Police Department, Suffern Volunteer Hose Co.1 Ladies Auxiliary, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation – Fire Investigation Unit, Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corp., William P. Faist Ambulance Corp., Rockland Paramedic Services, Orange & Rockland Electric and Gas, Suffern Department of Public Works, Suffern Water Department, Suffern Recreation Department, Transportation of Rockland and Avon Products, Inc.