Mastic Beach home damaged by fire, Suffolk officials say
A fire damaged a home in Mastic Beach early Tuesday, but officials said no one in the residence was injured.
The fire at the home on Elm Road West was reported in a 911 call at 7:19 a.m., Suffolk County police said.
Suffolk County fire officials said that firefighters from Mastic Beach, Mastic, Brookhaven and Center Moriches responded and extinguished the blaze, which photos showed burned through a front entrance and the roof of the home.
Officials said everyone managed to escape.
Police said Arson Squad detectives were investigating the cause of the fire.
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