4 hurt in Hempstead home blaze
Hempstead firefighters battled a fire at a Fairview Boulevard home, officials said. (Jan. 10, 2012) Credit: Lou Minutoli
Four people were taken to the hospital for minor injuries in a Hempstead Village blaze Tuesday night, the Hempstead Village fire dispatcher said.
About 55 firefighters from seven departments responded to the blaze at a Fairview Boulevard home, the fire department said.
As a precaution, two people there and two firefighters were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, the dispatcher said.
The fire was reported at 6:30 p.m. and was declared under control at 7:45 p.m., the fire official said.
The Nassau County fire marshal is investigating the cause.
No other details were available.
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