Cops: Arson detectives probe Mercedes-Benz fire
The Huntington Manor Fire Department responds to a car fire on East 8th Street on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Credit: Huntington Manor Fire Dept.
Suffolk County police arson squad detectives are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed an automobile outside a home in Huntington Station early Sunday, officials said.
The call reported the car fire on East 8th Street was received at 1:58 a.m., police said.
Suffolk fire officials said firefighters from the Huntington Manor Fire Department responded and found the vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz, “fully involved.” Fire officials said the blaze was “quickly brought under control.”
Officials said there were no injuries.
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