Fire accidentally starts on deck, guts Bay Shore house, officials say
A number of departments assist Bay Shore firefighters in battling a blaze at a house on Potter Boulevard Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Police said the fire was started by someone working on the deck. Credit: Paul Mazza
A fire that police said accidentally started outside wound up gutting a Bay Shore home.
No residents were injured in the fire in the 1300 block of Potter Boulevard reported at 11:25 a.m., Suffolk County police said.
Fire officials said volunteers from Bay Shore, West Islip, Islip and North Babylon responded.
A police spokeswoman said someone working on a deck outside the home accidentally started the fire, which ignited the home. The residents were outside at the time.
Further details were not immediately available.
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