More than 20 residents displaced by Port Washington blaze
About 100 firefighters were battling a blaze that broke out Thursday afternoon in a commercial-residential building on Herbert Avenue near Main Street, prompting the evacuation of residents and businesses. Videojournalist: Howard Schnapp and Jim Staubitser (March 14, 2013) (March 14, 2013 7:12 PM)
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A fire raged for hours Thursday at a commercial and apartment building in Port Washington, displacing upward of 30 residents and several workers.
The blaze, reported at 1:20 p.m., burned through the day and despite the efforts of more than 100 firefighters from six departments, reignited at night, authorities said.
Investigators from the county fire marshal said the blaze started in...
