Arson investigators probe East Farmingdale fire that damaged four vehicles
Firefighters hose down a fire in East Farmingdale that, according to Suffolk police, damaged two work vans and two box trucks outside an industrial building on Central Avenue on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Credit: Paul Mazza
Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire early Monday that damaged four vehicles outside an industrial building in East Farmingdale.
Suffolk County police said the incident on Central Avenue was reported in a 911 at 4:11 a.m. The caller reported only "vehicles on fire" at the site.
Police said two work vans and two box trucks were damaged in the fire. Volunteers from the East Farmingdale Fire Department responded to the scene. There were no injuries.
Police said Arson Squad detectives were investigating.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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