Person Killed in Fire at Abandoned Suffolk County Home

BRENTWOOD, NY - One person was killed in a fire at an abandoned home in Brentwood early Tuesday morning, according to Suffolk Police.

Police responded to 141 8th St. after a 911 caller reported a house fire at 3:51 a.m. After firefighters extinguished the fire, a person was found dead in the home.

Firefighters from Brentwood, Deer Park, Bay Shore, East Islip, Islip and Commack responded along with members of the Brentwood Legion Ambulance, Central Islip-Hauppauge Volunteer Ambulance and Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance.

The person inside the home was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

There was no one else in the house. Police have not yet released the identity of the victim.

The investigation is ongoing.

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