Wendy Bonilla, of Wantagh, killed in house fire, police say
Firefighters at the scene of a fatal fire on Stanford Court in Wantagh Saturday night. Credit: Howard Simmons
A 69-year-old Wantagh woman was killed in a house fire Saturday night, Nassau County police said.
The 7:57 p.m. fire on Stanford Court claimed the life of Wendy Bonilla, police said in a news release Monday morning.
Police arrived on scene after receiving a 911 call for a house fire shortly before 8 p.m. and the woman was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead more than an hour later.
Volunteers with the Wantagh, North Bellmore, Seaford and Bethpage fire departments worked to extinguish the fire, according to police.
Arson/bomb detectives and fire marshals were assisting in the ongoing investigation, police said.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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