Fire in South Huntington home sends one person to the hospital, official says
Firefighters from the Huntington Manor Fire Department work to extinguish a fire on Pidgeon Hill Road in South Huntington on Friday night. Credit: Evan Rolla
The Suffolk County Police Department is investigating a South Huntington house fire that left one person in the hospital on Friday evening, according to an agency spokeswoman.
The Huntington Manor Fire Department responded to a blaze on Pidgeon Hill Road around 8:39 p.m., Suffolk County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services officials told Newsday. Seven mutual aid fire departments also responded to the scene and the fire was considered knocked down as of 9:32 p.m., FRES officials said.
One person was transported to Huntington Hospital with minor injuries, according to a Suffolk County police spokeswoman who said arson detectives were still investigating the house fire.
The Suffolk police spokeswoman did not have any additional information regarding the fire. FRES and the Huntington Manor Fire Department did not immediately return Newsday's call for more information on Saturday morning.
Newsday's Nicholas Grasso contributed to this story.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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