SMITHTOWN, NY — Suffolk County Police Arson Squad detectives are investigating a home fire that seriously hurt a man in Smithtown on Saturday, Suffolk police said.
Officers from the 4th Precinct responded to a house fire on Oakside Drive just before 6 p.m., and upon arrival, an 82-year-old man was outside, according to police.
He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, and was treated for burns and smoke inhalation, police said.
The cause of the fire is believed to be non-criminal, according to police.
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