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'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Long Island Church Gutted By Fire 'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Long Island Church Gutted By Fire
'Difficult Road Ahead': Support Swells For Long Island Church Gutted By Fire Community members are rallying around a Long Island church after it was heavily damaged in a fire. Emergency crews in Bethpage were called at around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, with reports of an electrical fire at Saint Isidoros Greek Orthodox Church, located near the intersection of Stewart and Cherry avenues. Roughly 75 firefighters responded to the scene, where they found the building’s first floor on fire, according to Nassau County Police. Nearly an hour went by before the incident was deemed under control. Police said nobody was injured, but the building’s interior suffered extensi…
New Update: Fire Damages Long Island Church New Update: Fire Damages Long Island Church
New Update: Fire Damages Long Island Church This story has been updated. Emergency crews responded to an electrical fire at a Long Island church Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24. Firefighters in Bethpage were called at around 1:40 p.m. with reports of a fire at St. Isidoros Greek Orthodox Church, located near the intersection of Stewart and Cherry avenues. When firefighters arrived, they found the building’s first floor on fire, according to Nassau County Police. Pictures posted on social media showed multiple fire engines on scene with visible smoke coming from the building. Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire at St. I…
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe 'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe
'Suspicious' Fire Damages Popular Long Island Cafe A Long Island coffee shop was heavily damaged in a fire that has been deemed suspicious by the fire marshal's office. The fire took place in Nassau County around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Café La Bella Notte on Merritts Road in South Farmingdale. The fire, which heavily damaged the small cafe has been deemed suspicious and is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office and the Nassau County Police Arson and Bomb Squad, said Assistant Chief Fire Marshal James Hickman. The fire damage, which was considered "significant" was confined to the one business, with sligh…
Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire Breaks Out Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire Breaks Out
Four-Alarm Long Island House Fire Breaks Out An 8,000-square-foot home on Long Island sustained damage to the first and second floors of the three-story home during a four-alarm fire. The fire, which was deemed a four-alarm due to the size of the house and the location of the Nassau County home, started around 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 23 in Sands Point. The call came in for a generator fire but when Port Washington Fire crews arrived on the scene they found smoke in all three floors of the massive home at 30 Arden Lane, said Chief Brian Waterson. A search of the residence found that all occupants were out and the fire originated in the …
Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze At Long Island Pizzeria Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze At Long Island Pizzeria
Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Blaze At Long Island Pizzeria Firefighters are on the scene of a four-alarm fire at a popular Long Island pizzeria. The blaze in Long Beach, at Sorrento's at 255 West Park Ave., and several adjoining buildings, started around 4:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 26. As of 8:30 a.m., the Long Beach Fire Department said the fire is "under control," with all visible fires extinguished. Long Beach firefighters at work.Thomas Colgan Responding units will continue to search for hidden fire and supportive fire operations, the department said.  The Nassau County Fire Marshal‘s Office is on scene.   All operations are under the comm…
Three Now Confirmed Dead, Four Injured In Long Island House Fire Three Now Confirmed Dead, Four Injured In Long Island House Fire
Three Now Confirmed Dead, Four Injured In Long Island House Fire Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Long Island House Fire Three people have now been confirmed dead in a Long Island house fire. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran made the announcement in a briefing on Thursday afternoon, May 6, regarding the fire at a single-family Garden City home on Washington Avenue. At least 12 fire departments responded to the fire that was called in by a bypasser who alerted officials that people were trapped in the home. The fire broke out at 5:38 a.m., and by the time fire officials arrived the home was fully…
Multiple Fatalities Reported In Long Island House Fire Multiple Fatalities Reported In Long Island House Fire
Multiple Fatalities Reported In Long Island House Fire Click here for an updated story: Three Now Confirmed Dead, Four Injured In Long Island House Fire Multiple people have been killed in a house fire on Long Island. The house fire started around 5:38 a.m., Thursday, May 6 on Washington Street in Garden City, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael F. Uttaro. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a heavy blaze coming from the home, Uttaro said. "Multiple fatalities were found in the home," he said. Uttaro said he could not put an exact number of the fatalities due to the fire and the overhaul taking pla…
Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Long Island Commercial Building Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Long Island Commercial Building
Five-Alarm Fire Destroys Long Island Commercial Building A five-alarm fire forced the evacuation of a commercial building on Long Island. The blaze broke out around 3:40 p.m.,  Wednesday, March 10 at the Advanced Powder Coating, located at 111 Magnolia Avenue, in New Cassel, said  Nassau County Police. At least a dozen fire departments responded to the fire that caused the evacuation due to a collapsed roof, officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office. Numerous fire departments at work.Nassau County Fire Service Academy Officials said the fire was extinguished within a few hours an…
One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab
One Arrested After Long Beach Hazmat Situation Caused By 'Fully Functioning' Meth Lab A Long Beach man was arrested after police found a fully-functioning meth lab in a detached garage after responding to a call for a man in distress. John Weinstock, 40, was arrested on Friday, May 10, after police responded to 324 West Beach Street, Long Beach, for a report of an unconscious man in the side yard, said the Long Beach Police Department. Officers found Weinstock unconscious and he was transported to South Nassau Communities Hospital. Rescue personnel at the scene were attempting to determine how he became injured, where he came from and if there were others in need of when th…