Arson Suspect Confesses to Setting Fire in Brewster, NY Apartment Building

Apartment Fire in Brewster, NY

• 🏠 A multi-family home in Brewster, NY, was engulfed in flames, described as a "fireball" by one tenant.
• 💡 The fire broke out around noon, with residents of all 10 units displaced.

Tenant Accused of Arson

• 👨‍🚒 Brian Cronin, a 43-year-old tenant, is charged with arson after allegedly confessing to deliberately setting his apartment on fire.
• ❓ The motive behind the arson is currently unknown.
• ⚠️ One tenant, Mary Brown, a nurse's aid, narrowly escaped the fire due to a gut instinct to get outside.

Building and Tenant Impact

• 💔 The building owner stated that Cronin had always paid his rent on time, adding to the mystery of the event.
• 🚨 Brown mentioned that her smoke detector had been going off regularly for the past couple of weeks.
• 🤝 The ownership group is working to relocate displaced tenants to other properties in Brewster.
• ⚖️ Cronin is being held on a $200,000 bond.