Early-morning fire breaks out in Lindenhurst commercial building, fire officials say
Firefighters from multiple area departments battled an early-morning blaze at a row of stores on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst Tuesday morning. Credit: Bryan Lopez
Firefighters from at least four South Shore departments battled an early-morning fire that raced through a largely vacant, one-story stand-alone storefront on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst Tuesday, Suffolk County fire officials said.
Suffolk County police said the 911 call reporting the fire was received at 3:14 a.m. Fire officials said firefighters from Lindenhurst, Copiague, West Babylon and North Lindenhurst all responded to the scene just west of South Wellwood Avenue.
The storefront, located near South 1st Street, has locations for several businesses, but was mostly vacant, officials said.
All roads near the scene of the fire are now open, police said.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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