The Melville Fire Department assisted by firefighters from Dix Hills,...

The Melville Fire Department assisted by firefighters from Dix Hills, Huntington Manor, East Farmingdale and Plainview, respond to a fatal house fire on New York Avenue near Old East Neck Road in Melville. (Jan. 5, 2014) Credit: Steve Silverman

The body of an unidentified person was found inside a Melville home Sunday night after firefighters battled a fire that engulfed the two-story structure on New York Avenue, Suffolk police said.

Melville firefighters responded to the home shortly after receiving a call at 9:42 p.m. reporting the blaze, according to Suffolk police.

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The body of an unidentified person was found inside a Melville home Sunday night after firefighters battled a fire that engulfed the two-story structure on New York Avenue, Suffolk police said.

Melville firefighters responded to the home shortly after receiving a call at 9:42 p.m. reporting the blaze, according to Suffolk police.

Suffolk police did not immediately have information identifying the victim of the fire.