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Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island
Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out On Long Island A woman died after an overnight Long Island house fire. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Wantagh The blaze broke out just before 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Wantagh. Upon arrival at the home on Stanford Court, responders observed a working house fire.  The woman was removed from the residence and transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:12 p.m. by hospital staff. Her identity and age have not yet been released. Firefighters from the following departments responded and put out the blaze:…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fatal Overnight House Fire: Hampton Bays Man ID'd As Victim Fatal Overnight House Fire: Hampton Bays Man ID'd As Victim
Fatal House Fire: Hampton Bays Man ID'd As Victim A Long Island man has died from injuries suffered in a house fire. The blaze broke out around 9:55 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10 in Hampton Bays. When police officers and firefighters arrived a woman who was able to escape the home, told officers that a man was still inside the Rolling Hill Road residence as heavy smoke and fire poured from the residence,  said Sgt. Gina Laferrera, of the Southampton Police. Laferrera said firefighters were able to rescue the man, identified as Gregory Konesky, age 70, of Hampton Bays, and transported him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The wom…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Northampton Man Killed In House Fire Northampton Man Killed In House Fire
Northampton Man Killed In House Fire A man was found dead following a house fire on Long Island. The blaze broke out in Northampton around 12:40 a.m., Tuesday, June 14 on Wildwood Trail. Responders arrived within minutes and were unable to breech the door as the home was fully engulfed in flames, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police. After the fire was extinguished by Riverhead Fire Department, a man's body was discovered within the residence, police said. See Related Story: Woman Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In West Babylon When firefighters arrived on the scene, “fire was blowing o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Complex Three Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Complex
Three Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Complex Three people were hospitalized as more than a dozen fire departments responded to a blaze that broke out at a Long Island apartment complex, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to a building fire that was reported at 135 Clinton Ave. in Hempstead at 3:24 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 6. Officials said that the Hempstead Fire Department responded with the assistance of 15 other area departments to extinguish the blaze, which led to three residents being transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Flames could be seen billowing through the windows of one of…

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by Zak Failla