Fire damages Shirley home, officials say

Firefighters from four departments — Mastic, Mastic Beach, Ridge and Brookhaven — battled a fire that damaged a home in Shirley on Sunday evening, Suffolk County fire officials said.

The fire at the home on Lexington Road, near Clyde Road, was reported at 6:01 p.m. News 12 Long Island reported that flames from an outdoor fire pit started the blaze.

Officials said crews from Mastic Ambulance, Mastic Beach Ambulance and Shirley Ambulance also responded and said one resident was evaluated at the scene, but was not transported.

By John Valenti

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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.”