Crime & Safety
Woman Killed As Fire Engulfs Home On Division Avenue: Police
The 73-year-old victim could not be removed from the house until the fire was extinguished, police said.
NEW CASSEL, NY — A elderly woman died on Wednesday morning in a New Cassel house fire, police said.
When officers arrived, just before 11 a.m., the home at 44 Division Ave. was fully engulfed in flames.
Conditions prevented a search for the victim until it was under control by the Westbury Fire Department.
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The victim is identified by police as 73-year-old Jacqueline Geffrard.
One Westbury firefighter suffered a burn to his hand, police said.
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The County Fire Marshal is investigating, but the fire is not considered suspicious at this time.
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