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Hicksville Fire Sends Residents To Street On Christmas Eve: Police

It happened at a home on Maple Place.

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The Hicksville Fire Department led the response for a Sunday evening house fire, police said.
The Hicksville Fire Department led the response for a Sunday evening house fire, police said. (John Scalesi)

HICKSVILLE, NY — A house fire in Hicksville caused the evacuation of all residents on Sunday, police said.

Officers responded to the home on Maple Place just before 5:30 p.m. after the homeowner discovered heavy smoke coming from the first-floor back bedroom.

The Hicksville Fire Department, and several other departments, extinguished the blaze, police said.

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The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad detectives are investigating. No injuries were reported.

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