Fire heavily damages Nissequogue home; occupants, dogs escape unhurt
Firefighters battle a fire in Nissequogue on Wednesday evening that heavily damaged a home on Smith Lane. Credit: Joseph Sperber
A late-afternoon fire Wednesday heavily damaged a home in Nissequogue but the occupants and their two dogs were able to evacuate uninjured, authorities said.
The fire at the home on Smith Lane was reported in a 911 call at about 5:50 p.m. It took firefighters about 90 minutes to get the blaze under control, officials said.
Firefighters from Nissequogue, Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Kings Park, Hauppauge and Centereach responded, as did a crew from Stony Brook University Ambulance, fire officials said
A preliminary finding indicates the cause of the blaze was "noncriminal," police said, but detectives and the Town of Smithtown fire marshal were conducting an investigation.
Firefighters battle a fire in Nissequogue on Wednesday that heavily damaged a home. It's occupants got out safely. Credit: Joseph Sperber
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