Future Of Long Beach Staple Unknown After 'Devastating' Weekend Fire

LONG BEACH, NY — Whitbread Lumber and Sons has been part of Long Beach, longer than the city itself.

The 105-year-old business on Magnolia Boulevard suffered a "devastating" fire over the weekend, the city said on its website.

Two firefighters sustained minor injuries from battling the blaze that took 90 minutes to extinguish.

It's not clear what Whitbread's future holds.

Patch attempted to reach them for a comment.

The auto-reply sums up their current situation:
"Good day. There may be [a] delay in responding to your email due to our recent fire.

Thank you for understanding.
The Whitbreads."

The City of Long Beach is "wishing the Whitbread’s Sons family well in their recovery."