2 Firefighters Injured As Hempstead House Fire Spreads To Neighboring Home: FD

HEMPSTEAD, NY — Two firefighters were injured while battling a Hempstead house fire, which spread to a neighboring house, on Wednesday evening, the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office said.

The Hempstead Fire Department responded to a two-story wood-frame home on Duryea Place at 5:30 p.m., fire marshals said.

The large fire was in the back of the home and spread to a neighboring house on Highland Avenue, fire marshals said.

About 100 firefighters were on scene and brought the fire under control within about 45 minutes, fire marshals said.

Fire marshals said one firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with a head injury, and another was treated at the scene.

Five adults and two children, between the two homes, will be displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross, officials said.

Mutual aid came from West Hempstead, Uniondale, South Hempstead, Elmont, Franklin Square & Munson, Roosevelt, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Garden City, Westbury, Baldwin, and Freeport fire departments, and a Deputy County Fire Coordinator from the NCFM's Office also responded to the scene. All firefighting operations were under the command of Chief Clark of the Hempstead Fire Department, fire marshals said.

Smoke detectors alerted the residents of the home to the fire, officials said.

The NCFM's Office and NCPD Arson/Bomb Squad responded to investigate the cause of the fire, and the Village of Hempstaed Building Department will assess damage, officials said.