Plainview House Fire Leaves 7 Without Home, 1 Firefighter Injured: Officials

PLAINVIEW, NY — Seven people have been displaced, and one firefighter suffered a minor ankle injury after a Plainview house fire Saturday evening, the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office said.

The Bethpage Fire Department responded at 5:48 p.m. to a two-story wood-frame home on Cranberry Lane, fire marshals said.

Three adults and four children have been displaced and were alerted to the fire by neighbors who saw the flames on the outside, fire marshals said.

The fire, both inside and outside the home, was brought under control in about 20 minutes by 40 firefighters, fire officials said.

Fire marshals said the only injury reported was of the firefighter, who was treated at the scene.

Mutual aid assistance was provided by Plainview, Syosset, Hicksville, Jericho, Wantagh, Farmingdale, South Farmingdale, and North Massapequa fire departments, and a Deputy County Fire Coordinator from the NCFM's Office, all under the command of Chief Castellano, fire marshals said.

The Town of Oyster Bay Building Department was notified to assess damage to the structure, and the NCFM's Office and NCPD Arson/Bomb Squad responded to investigate the fire, officials said.