Long Island Woman, Auxiliary Cop Saved Her 4 Dogs From Burning Home

RONKONKOMA, NY — A Ronkonkoma woman's dogs were rescued from her burning home, and neighboring residents were brought to safety, Sunday morning with the help of a quick-thinking neighbor who is a veteran Suffolk auxiliary police captain, Suffolk cops say.

Jamorn Chindananta noticed black smoke coming from his neighbor’s home on Baeck Street at about 9:45 a.m. and when he went inside, he found a woman in the garage who said her four dogs were still in the house, according to police.

Chindananta, a 16-year veteran of the auxiliary police, and the woman took the dogs outside before her home "became fully engulfed in fire," police said, adding that Chindananta then notified people in nearby homes that they needed to get to safety fast.

The fire drew dozens of firefighters from area departments such as the Lakeland, Nesconset, Bohemia, Holtsville, and Hauppauge.

Arson Section detectives are investigating the cause of the fire, police said.