Crime & Safety
Firefighter Hospitalized While Battling Blaze At Abandoned Home
A total of 80 firefighters battled the blaze reported at an abandoned home in Bay Shore over the weekend.
BAY SHORE, NY - One firefighter was hospitalized after a house fire in Bay Shore over the weekend.
The Brentwood Fire Department responded to the abandoned home on 18th Street at about 11:58 p.m. on Saturday.
Responding firefighters were met with heavy fire coming out of the front window and front door of the structure on the first floor.
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The blaze had spread to second floor of the house, causing serious damage to the property.
The fire was placed under control by 1:24 a.m.
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The Bay Shore Fire Department also responded to the scene. There was a total of 80 firefighters on scene.
The Brentwood Legion Ambulance treated and release one firefighter and transported another firefighter to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore due to a leg injury.
The firefighter was later treated and release from Southside.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. The incident is being investigated by the Suffolk County Police Department Arson Squad and the Islip Town Fire Marshalls office.
Bay Shore, NY- Brentwood FD responded to a house on 18th Ave just before midnight after getting multiple calls for flames from a 2 story house. Luckily it appears there were no injuries to either civilians or fire personnel. The fire was brought under control in about an hour. pic.twitter.com/p5yMgDdmvP
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) February 24, 2019
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