Residents of an adult home were evacuated last evening following a fire in an elevator shaft, police said yesterday. The fire at the Monsey Park Home for Adults was reported at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday.

Volunteers from the Monsey Fire Department responded and put the blaze out using extinguishers.

Residents were allowed back into the facility at 9 p.m.

The adult home has been the scene of numerous fires over the past several years.

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