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Two Racehorses Found Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Belmont Stables Two Racehorses Found Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Belmont Stables
Two Racehorses Found Dead After Fire Breaks Out At Belmont Stables A pair of racehorses died and three men were injured when a fire broke out in a barn on the backstretch of Belmont Park, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to the track at approximately 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13 when there was a fire reported inside the stables at the track on Hempstead Turnpike. In total, 58 of the 60 horses under the care of trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart were safely evacuated, according to the New York Racing Association (NYRA), though two died in the fire. During the fire, three men, ages 57, 39, and 21, were treated at the scene fo…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Rescued From Long Island House Fire By Police Officer Three Rescued From Long Island House Fire By Police Officer
Three Rescued From Long Island House Fire By Police Officer Three people were evacuated by a police officer from a home on Long Island after police found heavy smoke coming from the residence. The fire took place at a home in New Hyde Park around 11:55 a.m., Sunday, Jan., 31, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to a Flower Lane residence for a house fire. Upon police arrival, Officer Raymond Pescatore observed heavy smoke emanating from all windows of the home.  Pescatore then entered the home and was able to safely evacuate a man and two women.  There were no injuries reported.  The New Hyde …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Long Island Restaurant Two Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Long Island Restaurant
Two Firefighters Hospitalized After Blaze Breaks Out At Long Island Restaurant Two firefighters were hospitalized after a blaze broke out at a Long Island restaurant. It happened in Floral Park on Sunday, Sept. 27 at around 6:20 a.m. Floral Park police responded to the Park Place Bar and Grill located at 41 Covert Ave. Upon arrival, police observed fire and smoke from the building that extended to at least 11 other adjacent storefronts causing substantial fire and smoke damage, Nassau County Police said. The Floral Park Fire Department along with several other nearby fire departments responded to extinguish the fire.  Two firefighters from the New Hyde Park Fi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building
Woman Jumps From Window After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Apartment Building A woman was seriously injured after jumping out of her apartment window when a massive fire broke out at the four-story building. It happened in Great Neck Plaza on Brompton Road at around 7 a.m. Sunday, April 19. Arriving Nassau County Police officers observed a heavy smoke condition coming from the third floor with the woman hanging out of the window.  Officers entered the building in an attempt to reach the fire, and at that time, the woman jumped out of the window, police said.  An officer attempted to catch the woman and braced her fall. The woman was taken to a local …

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by Joe Lombardi