3-alarm fire burns through apartment building in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, leaving dozens homeless

John Del Giorno reports in Newscopter 7 over the scene of the fire in Mount Vernon.

MOUNT VERNON, Westchester County (WABC) -- A Mount Vernon apartment building that went up in flames Monday evening and left dozens homeless reignited in a third alarm blaze Tuesday morning.

The fire started in the large building on Highland Avenue at 6 p.m. Monday, leaving 20 families homeless.
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Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, and one resident was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

The fire was extinguished but reignited at around 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Heavy flames shot through the roof, forcing firefighters to return.

The building was under renovation, but it is unknown if that contributed to the fire.
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The cause is still under investigation.

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3-alarm fire burns through apartment building in Mount Vernon, dozens homeless