North Bellmore FD Helps Extinguish Fatal Roosevelt Blaze

A man lost his life in a fire at a Roosevelt home early Friday morning, according to Nassau County Police.

Roosevelt Fire Department responded to the blaze at a Debevoise Avenue home at 2:20 a.m., police said.

Two residents escaped by jumping from a second floor window, cops said. They sustained minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital, police said.

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A 50-year-old man was unable to escape, cops said. The victim, whose identity is being withheld pending DNA identification, was found on the second floor, police said.

More than 100 firefighters from multiple departments, including North Merrick, Baldwin, South Hempstead, Uniondale, Merrick, Freeport, and North Bellmore, helped extinguish the blaze.

The fire was apparently caused by an overloaded electrical connection, fire officials said. The investigation is ongoing.

Ten other residents were assisted by Red Cross after being displaced by the fire.

Photo via WABC Eyewitness News

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