Dix Hills FD Battles House Blaze During Snowstorm

DIX HILLS, NY — A Dix Hills home's chimney caught fire on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters had their work cut out for them due to the snow.

Dix Hills Fire Department members arrived at 4 p.m. to find the chimney fire in the back of the house was spreading into the walls and up to the attic, according to P.I.O. Steve Silverman. The fire was contained to a single wing of the home after firefighters aggressively attacked it.

Help came from other fire departments: Commack, Deer Park, Greenlawn and Huntington Manor, with Melville FD and Huntington Community First Aid Squad handling standby coverage for Dix Hills. About 80 firefighters and rescue personnel were at the house with 10 trucks and three ambulances, under the direction of Chief Alan Berkowitz and Third Assistant Chief Scott DiPino.

Berkowitz praised his firefighters for fighting a tough fire under difficult conditions because of the snowstorm that blanketed the area.

No one was reported injured. The Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and Suffolk Police Arson Squad are investigating.

Photos courtesy Dix Hills Fire Department