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Fatal Fire Erupts At New Cassel Home Fatal Fire Erupts At New Cassel Home
Fatal Fire Erupts At New Cassel Home One person was killed in a house fire that engulfed a Long Island home in flames, officials said. The fire erupted at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 22 in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. When officials arrived at Division Avenue, the scene of the blaze, the house was fully engulfed and they were informed that an elderly woman was still inside. The conditions of the fire made the search for the woman impossible until the flames were put out by the Westbury Fire Department and multiple local departments. Jacqueline Geffrand, aged 73, was pronounced dead at the scene by para…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In Roosevelt House Fire 82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In Roosevelt House Fire
82-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured In Roosevelt House Fire An elderly woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after being rescued from a house fire on Long Island. Fire crews were called at around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, with reports of a Roosevelt home engulfed in flames on East Raymond Avenue near Nassau Road. When police arrived, they found a 79-year-old man outside who had escaped the home, Nassau County Police said. First Precinct officers and members of the Roosevelt Fire Department then used a newly issued tool called a Dynamic Entry Breaching Sledge to break open the home’s rear wall. Inside, crews located and removed an 8…

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by Michael Mashburn