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Fire Rips Through Long Island Home Fire Rips Through Long Island Home
Fire Rips Through Long Island Home A Long Island home was destroyed by a fire that started on the front deck and moved inside.  The blaze broke out in Ridge around 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20 at 68 Ridge Road. According to Ridge Fire Chief Wesley Phillips, when firefighters arrived on the scene the front deck was on fire and flames were rolling over the roof and up the front of the home. Firefighters quickly accounted for residents which included the owner, who is seven months pregnant, and a cat, as well as a basement apartment renter. Once all the residents were accounted for, firefighters attacked the flames with …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Officers Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Long Island House Fire Three Officers Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Long Island House Fire
Three Officers Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Long Island House Fire Three fast-acting police officers on Long Island were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after diving head-first into a fire to rescue a dog trapped inside an area home. First responders were dispatched to a Homer Avenue home in Deer Park at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a dog trapped after a house fire broke out. Upon arrival, police said that officers found “thick, black smoke coming from the home,” and a resident informed them that a dog and cat were still inside the residence. Suffolk County Police Officers Zakary Goldbach, Joaquin Castillo, a…

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by Zak Failla