Westbury Commercial Fire Stopped

The Westbury Fire Department was called to a building fire on Magnolia Avenue about 1825, on March 20, 2023. First Assistant Chief Stewart arrived to smoke showing from a single-story commercial building that has two businesses in it. Chief Stewart reported fire in the auto repairshop portion of the building. Engine 9610 and Ladder963 started the attack. Engine crews stretched two lines with one going into operation. Once entry was made, the fire was quickly knocked down and brought undercontrol within an hour. All searches were negative and there were no reported injuries. Mutual aid came from Carle Place, Hicksville and the East Meadow. Nassau County Firecom Fieldcom 2 also responded to the scene. The cause of the fire was underinvestigation.

- Fire News photos by Paul Mazza

15+ People Displaced by Baldwin Fire

On March 2, 2023, just before 0100, the Baldwin Fire Department was dispatched to a building fire next to theirfirehouse on Gra nd Avenue. Engine 203 arrived to smoke showing. Afterinitial searches, fire was located in the basement and a Signal 10 was transmitted by 1st Assistant Chief Hopkins. The initial line wa s stretched into the basement to extinguish the fire with multipl e lines stretched throughout the operation. Numerous crews worked togetherto locate any additional fire, which was found to have extended to the upperfloors. With the assistance of crews from Oceanside, Long Beach, Freeport and Rockville Centre, the fire was placed undercontrol in approximately 90 minutes. Over15 residents were displaced due to the fire. The cause of the fire is underinvestigation.

- Fire News photos by Over the Edge Photography