Officials: Fire damages trucks at Penske facility in West Babylon
A number of trucks were damaged during a fire at Penske Truck Rental in West Babylon on Saturday morning, March 3, 2018, fire officials said. Credit: Joseph Cassano
A number of trucks were damaged by fire at a truck rental facility in West Babylon on Saturday morning, fire officials said.
The fire at Penske Truck Rental on Mahan Street was reported at 7:52 a.m. and was brought under control in about an hour, officials said.
The fire was extinguished by the East Farmingdale Fire Company.
Penske officials declined to comment.
Craig Schneider is a Long Island native and Stony Brook University alumnus. He joined Newsday as a general assignment reporter in January 2018 after 20 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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