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Neighbor Charged After Fatal House Fire In Hempstead Neighbor Charged After Fatal House Fire In Hempstead
Neighbor Charged After Fatal House Fire In Hempstead A neighbor has been charged after a fatal house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26 in Hempstead. Emergency responders raced to the scene at 103 Front St.  Upon arrival, they observed the house to be fully engulfed in flames due to a fire that started in a second-floor bedroom, Nassau County Police said.  The Hempstead Fire Department along with South Hempstead, West Hempstead, Uniondale, and Roosevelt Fire Departments responded and extinguished the flames.  A female victim was pronounced dead on scene. Neither her age nor identity ha…

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by Joe Lombardi
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1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hempstead 1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hempstead
1 Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Hempstead Updated story: Neighbor Charged After Fatal Hempstead House Fire  An investigation is underway after a fatal house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26 in Hempstead. Emergency responders raced to the scene at 103 Front St.  Upon arrival, they observed the house to be fully engulfed in flames due to a fire that started in a second-floor bedroom, Nassau County Police said.  The Hempstead Fire Department along with South Hempstead, West Hempstead, Uniondale, and Roosevelt Fire Departments responded and extinguished the flames.&nb…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Nassau County Home Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Nassau County Home
Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Nassau County Home A three-alarm fire destroyed a Long Island home overnight. The blaze broke out in Nassau County around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 1 t in West Hempstead at a home on Sycamore Street. Firefighters at work.West Hempstead Fire Department First arriving firefighters found heavy fire coming from the basement and first-floor windows and quickly engulfed the entire home, said Chief Andrew Brohm, of the West Hempstead Fire Department. Due to the size of the blaze, Brohm said firefighters from 12 departments helped battle the blaze which was put out in about three hours.  The residents were not …

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by Kathy Reakes