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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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13 Families Displaced After Massive Long Island Apartment Blaze Breaks Out 13 Families Displaced After Massive Long Island Apartment Blaze Breaks Out
13 Families Displaced After Massive Long Island Apartment Blaze Breaks Out More than a dozen families on Long Island have been temporarily displaced when a massive blaze broke out inside a Long Island building. Firefighters from multiple agencies in Nassau responded to a Nassau Avenue apartment building at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6 in Roosevelt, where there was a report of a possible house fire, police said. Upon arrival, first responders said that they observed the upstairs portion of the building’s rear apartment fully engulfed in flames. Responding Nassau County Police officers were able to make their way into the building to assist approximatel…

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by Zak Failla
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Southern State Parkway Five-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic Southern State Parkway Five-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic
Southern State Parkway Five-Vehicle Crash Slows Traffic A five-vehicle crash on the Southern State Parkway has slowed traffic, but the highway is still passable. The crash took place around 8:56 a.m., Friday, Oct. 11, eastbound near Exit 20 in South Hempstead, said the New York State Police. Trooper Daniel Ahlgrim said there were no serious injuries.  The South Hempstead Fire Department and Nassau County Police assisted at the scene. There is no lane closure at this time, state police said.

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by Kathy Reakes