Three Cedarhurst businesses damaged in early-morning fire, officials say

The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was called to a building fire... — The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department was called to a building fire on Central Avenue about 3 a.m. Friday. Credit: Paul Mazza

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaNovember 22, 2019

Three Cedarhurst businesses were damaged in an early morning fire on Central Avenue that appears to have begun in a common basement, officials said Friday.

Photographs showed the row of buildings include a yogurt and ice cream store, a pharmacy and a pizza parlor. Fire officials did not say which businesses were damaged.

Officers responded to a burglar alarm, likely set off by the fire, at 604 Central Ave. around 2:35 a.m., according to Nassau police detectives. Police alerted the fire department, a fire official said.

Firefighters from the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department — along with 18 additional fire departments assisting — extinguished the flames, police said in a news release. No injuries were reported.

The investigation into the cause is still ongoing.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

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Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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