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'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Bethpage Church Gutted By Fire 'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Bethpage Church Gutted By Fire
'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Bethpage Church Gutted By Fire Community members are rallying around a Long Island church after it was heavily damaged in a fire. Emergency crews in Bethpage were called at around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with reports of an electrical fire at Saint Isidoros Greek Orthodox Church, located near the intersection of Stewart and Cherry avenues. Roughly 75 firefighters responded to the scene, where they found the building’s first floor on fire, according to Nassau County Police. Nearly an hour went by before the incident was deemed under control. Police said nobody was injured, but the building’s interior suffered extensi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
New Update: Fire Damages Bethpage Church New Update: Fire Damages Bethpage Church
New Update: Fire Damages Bethpage Church This story has been updated. Emergency crews responded to an electrical fire at a Long Island church Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24. Firefighters in Bethpage were called at around 1:40 p.m. with reports of a fire at St. Isidoros Greek Orthodox Church, located near the intersection of Stewart and Cherry avenues. When firefighters arrived, they found the building’s first floor on fire, according to Nassau County Police. Pictures posted on social media showed multiple fire engines on scene with visible smoke coming from the building. Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire at St. I…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Nassau County House Fire Breaks Out Woman Rescued After Nassau County House Fire Breaks Out
Woman Rescued After Nassau County House Fire Breaks Out A Long Island woman was rescued by neighbors and firefighters when an electrical fire broke out. First responders were alerted to a possible house fire with a person possibly trapped inside on Sutherland Road in Hicksville near the intersection of Page Drive, officials said. A neighbor saw smoke coming from the home, alerted a police officer, who instructed the Hicksville Fire Department to send crews to the area at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28 when the blaze broke out. Officials said a 90-year-old woman was pulled from the home by firefighters, and transported to Nassau Un…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Forces Temporary Closure Of Popular Nassau County Restaurant Fire Forces Temporary Closure Of Popular Nassau County Restaurant
Fire Forces Temporary Closure Of Popular Nassau County Restaurant An electrical fire tore through a popular Long Island restaurant, forcing it to shutter its doors temporarily as it makes repairs. The flames tore through Churrasqueira Bairrada in Mineola, sending smoke and flames billowing into the air on Saturday, Dec. 21, officials said. It took fire crews from seven towns to control the blaze at the Jericho Turnpike restaurant, which has been a Nassau County staple for nearly three decades. Upon arrival at the restaurant, firefighters found the blaze burning in the kitchen. Crews from Mineola, Williston Park, East Williston, Garden City Park, Westbury,…

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by Zak Failla