Fire Chief Says Fire At Hudson River Psychiatric Center Was Arson

Fairview Fire District and neighboring agencies were dispatched to the fire at 7:09 p.m. last Wednesday, and discovered that the Cheney Building had an active fire inside the basement, according to the report.

The fire was declared under control at 7:47 p.m. with no reported injuries, the report said. 

EFG/DRA Heritage, LLC, has plans to develop the 156-acre psychiatric site.

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