Crime & Safety

Firefighters Battle Blaze In West Hempstead

The 911 call came in to police just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Firefighters worked to put out a blaze at a building in West Hempstead on Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters worked to put out a blaze at a building in West Hempstead on Wednesday afternoon. (@LIFireBuff)

WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY — A fire on Wednesday afternoon was believed to have started on the upper level of a two-story building in West Hempstead.

Nassau police responded to the scene at 523 Hempstead Avenue at 2:12 p.m. Police had no information on any injuries.

A photo on social media showed the thick, black smoke rising.

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No other details were immediately provided.

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