70 Firefighters Battle Centerport Condo Blaze

CENTERPORT, NY — Centerport firefighters were joined by neighboring fire departments to battle a condominium blaze on Monday afternoon.

Roughly 70 firefighters were sent to Courtyard Circle in Centerport at 2:53 p.m. Monday and battled the flames for approximately two hours before the fire was under control, according to public information officer Steve Silverman.

The majority of the fire was contained to one condo unit, and firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading into neighboring units in the condo complex, Silverman said. Several families in adjoining units were displaced during the fire for at least one day. No injuries were reported, according to Silverman.

Firefighters and emergency personnel from the Centerport, Halesite, Northport, Greenlawn, East Northport, Huntington, Huntington Manor, Commack, Melville and Dix Hills fire departments, as well as CVAC, HCFAS, Suffolk County Fire-Rescue Coordinators and the Suffolk County MERV Unit all helped.

The fire is being investigated by the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and the Suffolk County Police Arson Squad. The Centerport Fire Department responded under the direction of Chief Andrew Heglund, Second Assistant Chief Daniel Gunther and First Assistant Chief Kyle McLaughlin.