Firefighter Injured After Smoldering Fireworks Left In Dumpster On Long Island

One firefighter was burned on the leg after someone left smoldering fireworks in a dumpster on Long Island.

One firefighter was injured when smoldering fireworks were left in a dumpster.
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07/05/2022 10:20 a.m.

The incident took place around 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 5 in Hicksville on 16 W Marie St.

According to police, officers responded to a building fire caused by smoldering fireworks left in a dumpster next to the structure, said the Nassau County Police.

Hicksville Fire Department and Westbury Fire Department extinguished the fire.

One firefighter suffered a leg injury and refused medical treatment at the scene.

No other injuries were reported.

The county fire marshal and arson bomb squad Fire responded to investigate the incident.

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