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Video: Crews Responding To Boat Fire At Long Island Home (Developing) Video: Crews Responding To Boat Fire At Long Island Home (Developing)
Video: Crews Responding To Boat Fire At Long Island Home (Developing) Emergency crews responded to reports of a boat fire at a home on Long Island Thursday afternoon, Dec. 29. The incident was reported at around 3 p.m. at a home in Wantagh, located near Riverside Drive and Hemlock Place. Video posted on Twitter shows a small boat fully engulfed in flames with a large plume of black smoke visible for miles. If you’re in the Bellmore area & see this cloud of smoke, it’s not a house fire but a boat fire. pic.twitter.com/qypjJlN5yV — Will Chiarucci (@WillChiarucci) December 29, 2022 Multiple agencies were called to the scene, including the state Depart…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames
Three, Including Two From Fairfield County, Jump To Safety After Yacht Bursts Into Flames Three people, including a man and woman from Connecticut,  jumped to safety after a 70-foot yacht caught fire and burned in New Hampshire. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18 on the Piscataqua River, near Little Harbor, about 60 miles north of Boston. The vessel, "Elusive," a 2007 Marlow, was heading toward Wentworth Marina when a passenger noticed black smoke below the deck, the New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said.  According to passengers, within minutes the boat completely filled with smoke, the Marine Patrol said, adding that that the three passengers, as w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island
Multiple Agencies Race To Scene After Boat Near House Bursts Into Flames On Long Island Multiple fire departments responded to a raging boat fire on Long Island located right next to a house. The incident took place just before 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 27 in Amityville, at 299 S. Ketchum Ave. Once on the scene, firefighters found two boats on fire that were dry-docked next to a house, the Amityville Fire Department said. There was also one burn victim, who was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Firefighters quickly pulled lines and began knocking down the flames, while others worked to stabilize the boats with rescue jacks. The fire did not extend to the ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Firefighters Injured During Boat Fire At Long Island Marina Two Firefighters Injured During Boat Fire At Long Island Marina
Two Firefighters Injured During Boat Fire At Long Island Marina Two firefighters received minor injuries during a boat fire at a marina on Long Island. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 4 p.m., Sunday, July 12, at Green's Creek Marina, on Atlantic Avenue in West Sayville, said officials with the West Sayville Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found two boats heavily involved in a fire, but were able to keep the flames from spreading to other boats in the near vicinity. "The crews quickly got the fire under control,  then proceeded to overhaul the boat with the main fire," the department said. Chief Gary Savino arrived on scene…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Boat Sinks After It Bursts Into Flames At Yacht Club In Nassau County Boat Sinks After It Bursts Into Flames At Yacht Club In Nassau County
Boat Sinks After It Bursts Into Flames At Yacht Club In Nassau County A boat docked on Long Island sunk after it went up in flames at a yacht club, Nassau County police said. Nassau County Police officers responded to the Keystone Yacht Club in Woodmere at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, when there was a report of a boat on fire in the water. According to police, officers found the 39-foot boat docked in the water after it became fully engulfed in flames. Police said that the boat ultimately sank into the water at the dock due to the excessive damage. The United States Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had…

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by Zak Failla