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ICYMI: Officials Assess 'Extraordinary' Tanker Explosion Response

Rockville Centre's mayor posted an online video with the fire chief and others discussing efforts to put out the fires on Feb. 16.

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Rockville Centre officials assess their handling of the tanker crash on Feb. 16 that led to a building being demolished.
Rockville Centre officials assess their handling of the tanker crash on Feb. 16 that led to a building being demolished. (Joseph Kellard/Patch)

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — Village of Rockville Centre officials are assessing their emergency response in the wake of the gas tanker explosion on Sunrise Highway.

"This could have ended very differently if it wasn't for their heroic actions," Mayor Francis Murray said of the first responders' efforts.

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