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Officer Hospitalized After Evacuating Couple During Long Island House Fire
A police officer was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after he entered a burning Long Island home to evacuate a couple inside.
The blaze broke out just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 in Selden.
The officer, Sean Kalletta, of the Suffolk County Police Department, entered the burning home on Abinet Court and found two residents attempting to rescue their two dogs.
Kalletta escorted Robert Baker, 55, and his wife Debra Baker, 51, out of their home and attempted to rescue the dogs, according to police.
One of the dogs bit the officer, who was transported to Stony Brook Univ…
Mother Killed, Daughter Burned, After House Fire Breaks Out In Patchogue
This story has been updated.
A woman is dead and her daughter injured after a fire broke out at a home on Long Island.
Crews from the Patchogue Fire Department responded to an Ohls Street home at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Friday, June 14, where a blaze broke out, officials said.
Elisa Doughty, 65, was trapped inside the home. She died from injuries suffered during the fire and was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
Kristie Doughty, 34, Elisa Doughty's daughter, was transported by a North Patchogue Fire Department …
