Crime & Safety

Fire Outside Ignites Bethpage Home

Firefighters arrive to find attic ablaze; Bethpage and Plainview work together at the scene.

A fire that began in an alley spread to an adjoining home in Bethpage Friday afternoon. 

responded to a house fire on Farmers Avenue at 4:40 p.m. and discovered the fire had extended into the second floor and attic area of the home. The fire may have started in a garbage can, firefighters said.

The was called to the scene to assist with Ladder 953 and the fire was quickly brought under control.

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Neighbors helped escort the elderly occupant out of her home. The woman was not injured.

The operation was under the command of Bethpage Chief of the Department James Baudille, Sr.

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