Photos: Fire Tears Through Merrick Home

A resident escaped unharmed as a fire tore through a Merrick home Thursday morning, according to Merrick fire officials.

Nassau County Police said they received the call at 8:36 a.m. for a fire in a Grand Avenue home.

The Merrick Fire Department rushed to the scene and tackled the fire that had taken over the first floor of the home.

A woman living in the home was able to escape, according to fire officials.

A cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.

Photos: Paul J. DeMaria/MFD

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