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Lakeview house catches fire twice in 1 day

A fire in this house on Dekoven Street

Photo credit: Joseph C. Sperber | A fire in this house on Dekoven Street in Rockville Centre damaged upper floors. Four fire departments, including the Lakeview department, responded to the scene where it took firefighters more than an hour to bring the blaze under control. (Feb. 5, 2012)

A Lakeview home burned twice, once in the afternoon, then again in an evening blaze that required 150 firefighters to put it out.

The Nassau police arson squad and the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office said Monday that embers from the 1:30 p.m. fire on Sunday rekindled at about 11:30 p.m. at a Dekoven Street home.

But one Lakeview Fire Department official said the department has had...

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