Standpipe Utilized in Hempstead

On April 18, 2023, the Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to a report of an apartment fire on the fifth floorof a Fulton Avenue six-story, multidwelling located between Bennett Avenue and Robson Place. Firef ighters were met with a confirmed fire on the fifth floorof the building with several occupants self-evacuating and others advising they were trapped in theirapartments. A working fire was transmitted and mutual aid requested, including additional towerladders. Firefighters made theirway to the fire floorand, using the building’s standpipe system, had the main body of fire quickly knocked down. There were no serious injuries, and the cause of the fire was underinvestigation. Hempstead Chief of Department Joyce had command of the incident.

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