Fire heavily damages Westbury home; 10 companies battle Sunday blaze
Firefighters battle a blaze in a Westbury home on Evergreen Drive early Sunday. Credit: Lou Minutoli
About 100 firefighters from 10 fire departments battled a fire that heavily damaged a Westbury home Sunday, fire officials said.
The home's occupant evacuated before members of the Westbury Fire Department arrived, responding to a 911 call at 8:45 a.m., said Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro.
Firefighters from the Carle Place, Hicksville, Mineola, Syosset, Garden City Park, Garden City, Alberton, Williston Park and Roslyn fire departments arrived to assist.
The fire was brought under control within 60 minutes, Uttaro said in a news release. No civilians or firefighters were injured, he said.
"One of the more labor-intensive [fires,] as far as extra departments, to get it under control," Uttaro said in an interview.
The fire originated in the home's attic. "The house is uninhabitable," Uttaro said.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, Uttaro said, but it not considered suspicious.
The Red Cross is assisting the one adult who was displaced, he said.
Joshua Needelman covers the Town of North Hempstead for Newsday. A Long Island native and University of Maryland graduate, his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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