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Man's Illegal Fireworks Contribute To Multi-Structure Franklin Square Fire, Police Say Man's Illegal Fireworks Contribute To Multi-Structure Franklin Square Fire, Police Say
Man's Illegal Fireworks Contribute To Multi-Structure Franklin Square Fire, Police Say A 57-year-old man was arrested after a fire started at his Long Island garage – but spread to multiple properties after his illegal fireworks were set off by the flame, police said. It happened on Tuesday, March 19 in Franklin Square, according to Nassau County Police. At about 2:45 p.m. that day, a fire started in Louis Distefano’s garage at 800 Morton Avenue. When police arrived on the scene, the flames had allegedly begun to spread to other properties, including the fence of 812 Morton Avenue and the garage of 587 Hewlett Street. During the fire, a set of fireworks that 57-year-old …

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by Sophie Grieser