Firefighters Battle East Northport Home Blaze For Over 2 Hours

EAST NORTHPORT, NY — An East Northport home burst into flames on Thursday morning. The East Northport Fire Department responded to the Fifth Avenue home at 11:15 a.m.

Crews worked aggressively to douse the heavy fire in the back of the home under the guidance of chiefs Dan Flanagan and Tom Bourne. Firefighters searched the home to ensure everyone had made it outside. The firefighters confronted multiple challenges, however, including blocked entrances and multiple people still inside the home. Despite that, the team managed to start spraying the fire within 10 minutes of receiving the alarm.

The fire was put out with minimal extension to other areas of the house. Still, firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours.

Two civilians were treated for smoke inhalation and brought by EMS to Stony Brook University Medical Center.

Assisting fire companies included Northport Volunteer Fire Department, Greenlawn Fire Department, Kings Park Fire Department and the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps as well as the Cyanide Response Team provided by Paramedics from the Dix Hills Fire Department, Greenlawn Fire Department and Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

The scene was turned over to the Town of Huntington Fire Marshals office and the Suffolk County Police Department’s Arson Squad for an investigation.

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All photos courtesy East Northport Fire Department