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Fire Races Through Long Island Barn Fire Races Through Long Island Barn
Fire Races Through Long Island Barn Firefighters battled a barn fire on Long Island in a garage-type structure that was in danger of spreading to an adjacent barn. The blaze broke out around 1 a.m., Sunday, May 15 at 6900 Wickham Ave., in Mattituck, a hamlet on Long Island's North Fork.  The first firefighters on the scene from the Mattituck Fire Department found a "garage-type" structure fully engulfed in flames with the fire moving toward a second barn, said the Cutchogue Fire Department. The Cutchogue Fire department was called to respond and assist at the scene with a rapid intervention team. The fire was located in an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out At Riverhead Home Depot Fire Breaks Out At Riverhead Home Depot
Fire Breaks Out At Riverhead Home Depot A massive fire broke out in the front of a Long Island Home Depot location, officials said. In Riverhead, first responders were dispatched to Home Depot on Old Country Road at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21 where there was a report of a fire that broke out in the front of the building. According to officials in Suffolk County, the fire originated outside of the store in an area with lawn furniture for sale. It appeared to spread to the exterior of the building, causing extensive damage. Photos and videos from the scene can be found here. Crews were able to extinguish the fir…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Family Pet Dies After Fire Breaks Out In Long Island Home Family Pet Dies After Fire Breaks Out In Long Island Home
Family Pet Dies After Fire Breaks Out In Long Island Home A fire that broke out in a Long Island home claimed the life of a family pet and left extensive damage inside, officials said. Crews from the Sayville Fire Department and Community Ambulance were dispatched to an Alfan Drive home in Sayville shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, where there was a report of a fire that had broken out. First responders worked quickly to knock down the flames in the kitchen area of the home, and it was declared under control within a half-hour. Firefighters were overhauling the home by 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning. No one was home at the time of the…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble
Man Wanted For Questioning In Fire At Long Island Barnes & Noble An arson suspect is wanted by police for questioning after a fire broke out at a Long Island Barnes & Noble location. Suffolk County Police Arson Squad detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who may have information about a fire in Bay Shore in December. Police said the man is wanted for questioning about a fire that was started in the restroom of Barnes & Noble on the Sunrise Service Road at approximately 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Anyone with information regarding the incident or the suspect has been asked to contact Suffolk County Cr…

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by Zak Failla