Firefighters battle blaze in Ocean Beach
Photo credit: Ian Levine | A dozen fire departments battled high winds as they fought a blaze that broke out in two Ocean Beach homes, Suffolk fire officials said. (Dec. 15, 2011)
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A dozen fire departments battled high winds as they fought a blaze that broke out in two Ocean Beach homes Thursday afternoon, Suffolk fire officials said.
What might have been handled by the local fire department during the summer took about 150 first responders five hours to put out Thursday, as help arrived by boats even two hours into the fire, said Ian Levine, Ocean Beach assistant fire...
