The captain of the Putnam Fire Investigation Team, Dan Tompkins of Garrison, called it a “perfect storm.” Tompkins’ comments came last Thursday afternoon at Carmel Town Hall in Mahopac when police and fire officials revealed the cause of last month’s terrible fire in Carmel that claimed the lives of four members of the Sullivan family.

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