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ICYMI: Huntington Auto Body Shops Badly Damaged In Blaze

Check out this story from earlier in the week on Huntington Patch.

A building housing both Hendrickson Car Care and Tom's Auto Refinishing and Collision was damaged in a fire on Friday afternoon.
A building housing both Hendrickson Car Care and Tom's Auto Refinishing and Collision was damaged in a fire on Friday afternoon. (Courtesy of Huntington Fire Dept.)

HUNTINGTON, NY — A Huntington auto body building that houses both Hendrickson Car Care and Tom's Auto Refinishing and Collision was badly damaged in a blaze on Friday afternoon. Roughly 100 firefighters needed three hours to get the fire under control.

Fire chiefs arrived at a well-involved fire at the auto body shop, at New York Avenue and Creek Road, around 3:40 p.m. Friday, said public information officer Steve Silverman.

A civilian who suffered a leg injury was brought to Huntington Hospital, according to Silverman.

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