Artuso Pastry Foods Loses Bakery To Fire

An industrial Westchester bakery known for its famous cannolis was destroyed Monday in a massive, quick-moving fire likely fueled by the cooking oil inside, officials say.

The fire started at the bakery for Artuso's Pastry Shop on South 12th Avenue in Mount Vernon broke out just after 6:30 a.m. and spread quickly, according to officials. The smoky fire raged for hours, and firefighters had to attack the blaze from the outside only after the bakery ceiling collapsed, sending three firefighters to the hospital with minor injuries.

"The roof collapsed on my guys, we got them out and the fire lit up on us, and it appeared to take off across the roof," said Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Chief John Battista.

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