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Copiague home destroyed in fire

At least two people were injured after they jumped from a second-floor window in fire, police said. Credit: Newsday

At least two people were injured after they jumped from a second-floor window during a  fire that destroyed a Copiague house early Thursday, Suffolk County police said.

It's the latest serious blaze to break out on Long Island this week.

Around 2:45 a.m., the Copiague Fire Department responded to a two-story house on 26th Street. 

Two residents, a man and woman, jumped from a window and were taken to Nassau University Medical Center, the department said. 

The man was treated for injuries that were not life threatening  related to the jump and the woman was treated for smoke inhalation, police said. 

Another female resident used a different window to escape and was taken to NUMC for smoke inhalation, police said. 

Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services said six departments provided mutual assistance. 

Firefighters battle a windswept blaze in a house on 26th...

Firefighters battle a windswept blaze in a house on 26th Street in Copaigue at about 2:45 a.m. on Thursday. Credit: Paul Mazza

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The house, which was fully engulfed in flames, was bulldozed Thursday morning. 

About 23 cats were inside the house at the time of the fire and are now missing, John DeBacker, rescuer with nonprofit Long Island Cat Kitten Solution, said. 

One of the residents reached out to DeBacker after the fire, he said, as they owned and fostered rescue cats. 

The fire comes days after an 18-year-old man died following a house fire in Valley Stream and one day after a North Lindenhurst home day care went up in flames.

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