Crime & Safety
Patchogue Fire Breaks Out At Abandoned Main Street Building
The blaze occurred at the abandoned building on Patchogue's Main Street Tuesday morning.
PATCHOGUE, NY — A fire broke out at an abandoned building in Patchogue early Tuesday, according to Suffolk police. The blaze was reported on West Main Street at 4:20 a.m.
No injuries were reported. Firefighters from the Patchogue, North Patchogue and Blue Point fire departments responded to put out the fire, which damaged three commercial garage bays and caused a partial collapse, Newsday reports.
Suffolk County police Arson Section detectives are investigating the incident. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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Patchogue, NY- Firefighters from multiple departments are currently on scene of a suspicious commercial building fire in a vacant store. The building may have housed a carpet business but is now completely gutted. It happened on W. Main St. just after 4am. pic.twitter.com/Z22TdfCoIB
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) May 19, 2020
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