It was a crazy sight after dark this last Tuesday night. If you're not from the area it may have seemed like there was a large burning building in Poughkeepsie.

I was driving home from the gym in Poughkeepsie this past week. I may have taken this route home before but I missed this facility to my right. As I passed a traffic light, I saw large amounts of smoke billowing from a building I suspected was a warehouse.

I was concerned and was amazed that I could even get that close.

Fortunately, upon further inspection, there was no fire at all. It was on the premises of the Dutchess County Fire Training Center. It's nice to see that our brave firefighters are working hard to protect us from potential threats.

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