Crime & Safety

WATCH: Fallen Wire Causes Fire In Islip Street

The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon.

ISLIP, NY - A fallen power line caused a fire to break out in the street in Islip on Thursday afternoon.

The Islip Fire Department responded to a cal of a live primary power line down on South Bay Avenue at about 1:15 p.m.

South Bay Avenue will be closed long term while awaiting for PSEG officials to arrive at the scene.

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Only 6 customers in Islip reported power outages according to the PSEG outage map. Power is expected to be restored by 5 p.m.

Watch a video from the scene below:

Find out what's happening in Islipfor free with the latest updates from Patch.


Photo: Screenshot/Video by Islip Fire Department

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