Officials: ‘Good amount of damage’ in Port Jeff Station fire
An early morning fire caused what officials described as “a good amount of damage” to a home in Port Jefferson Station on Tuesday. Suffolk County fire officials said there were no reported injuries.
The fire at the home on Montrose Drive was reported in a 911 call at 2:47 a.m.
Fire officials said reports from the scene were that everyone was able to get out of the home safely, but one resident was being examined at the scene by a crew from Port Jefferson Ambulance.
There were no reports of anyone taken to the hospital.
Firefighters from Terryville, Port Jefferson, Setauket, Selden and Mount Sinai all battled the blaze, which was out at about 4 a.m., officials said.
The town fire marshal and arson investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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