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Thirty-seven fire departments rushed to the scene of a massive blaze that tore through a medical office building on Long Island Saturday evening, Feb. 4.
Firefighters in Roslyn were called just before 6 p.m. with reports of a fire at a three-story commercial office building located on the northeast corner of Northern and Port Washington boulevards, according to police radio traffic.
Arriving crews reported heavy fire conditions inside the brick-facade building, and within 30 minutes the blaze had grown to three-alarm status.
The incident had reached four-alarm status by 7:30 p.m., indicating a potentially “catastrophic” fire. Crews reported fire on multiple floors.
Video posted on the Facebook account "LI Fire Buff" shows flames shooting from multiple windows on the upper floor, as well as from the building's roof.
It was not immediately clear what sparked the fire.
According to Nassau County Police, three firefighters received "minor injuries" and were transported to local area hospitals where they were treated and released.
The building is home to several medical and dental offices, including North Shore Restorative & Implant Dentistry, Gold Coast Prosthodontics of Long Island, and Flower Hill Dental Group.
In addition to the Roslyn FD, 36 other departments and Nassau County PD, also at the scene were:
- Nassau County Fire Marshall Chief,
- Fire Marshall Hazmat Office,
- Fire Marshall Investigators Office,
- Office of Emergency Management,
- Nassau County PD Arson Bomb Squad Detectives,
- Nassau County PD 6th Squad Detectives.
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and the investigation is ongoing, according to police.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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