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Woman, Pet Cat Killed In Devastating North Massapequa House Fire: Police
A woman and her pet cat were killed after a house fire broke out in North Massapequa, Nassau County police announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Emergency crews responded to a 911 call for a fire at 150 N Hawthorne Street at 1:20 p.m., detectives said. Firefighters from the North Massapequa Fire Department extinguished the blaze and pulled a 64-year-old woman from the home.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said.
Initially reported missing, the family's cat, Max, was later found dead underneath a bed, according to animal rescuer J…