Seaford boat fire being investigated, Nassau police say
The Wantagh and Freeport fire departments responded to a boat fire late Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in the canal behind a home near the intersection of Shore Road and Bay Place in Seaford. Credit: Paul Mazza
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a boat moored behind an abandoned home in Seaford late Wednesday, Nassau County police said.
The boat was behind a home near the intersection of Shore Road and Bay Place.
The fire was reported at 10:35 p.m.
Firefighters from the Wantagh Fire Department responded to the scene. Photos show that a Freeport Fire Department boat also responded. The fire was extinguished by about 11 p.m.
Police said the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office and Arson / Bomb Squad detectives were investigating the cause of the fire.
Additional details were not available.
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