Evening News Brief: High school serves as temporary shelter for fire victims

High school serves as temporary shelter for fire victims   Many of the victims came to Roosevelt High School to the reception center where they registered with the Red Cross.

TOP STORIES First responders revive cat with CPR   A unconscious cat was pulled from one of the apartments in the burning Yonkers building.   Fire witness: "I saw enormous flames about 30 to 40 feet high"   News 12 photojournalist Andrew Christman was in the midst of the controlled chaos as firefighters worked frantically to extinguish the blaze.   Fire department spokesman: Plumbing work sparked Yonkers fire   A Yonkers Fire Department official says that a massive fire at an apartment building Tuesday evening was caused by plumbers using blowtorches inside a sixth-floor apartment.   Turn To Tara: Sharp decline in NY crime victims filing for state aid   New data obtained by Turn To Tara shows a sharp reduction in the number of crime victims across New York state utilizing a little-known financial safety net.   'I'm trying to help the middle class': Cuomo pushes for 2% tax cap renewal   The state's 2 percent property tax cap is up for renewal.   Yonkers business offers free meals to tenants displaced by massive fire   A business in Yonkers is showing support to tenants who were displaced by a massive fire at their apartment complex Tuesday evening.   Trump: US grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash   President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.   No connection: Facebook and Instagram are down   Facebook went down early Wednesday afternoon, prompting the social media giants to respond on Twitter.   Manafort indicted in New York on state charges   A federal judge has sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to more than 3 1/2 additional years in prison.   Lori Loughlin surrenders in admissions scandal   The FBI says actress Lori Loughlin has been taken into custody in connection with a scheme in which wealthy parents paid bribes to get their children into top colleges.   Fiat Chrysler recalls more than 800,000 vehicles   Affected vehicles include 2011-2016 model years of the Dodge Journey crossover, 2011-2014 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger sedans, 2011-2016 Jeep Compass SUVs, and 2011-2012 Dodge Caliber hatchbacks.

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