1 person found dead inside Wyandanch home after fire

Wyandanch Fire Company firefighters respond to a fatal house fire... — Wyandanch Fire Company firefighters respond to a fatal house fire on Cypress Street shortly before 2 Saturday afternoon. Credit: Paul Mazza

By Alek Lewisalek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99Updated March 7, 2026 7:42 pm

A man was found dead after a fire tore through a Wyandanch home Saturday afternoon, according to Suffolk County police.

Officials responded to a call around 1:50 p.m. after a fire broke out at a two-story home on Cypress Street, police said in a news release. A person was found dead in the home after the fire was extinguished, officials said.

The victim, who has not yet been identified, was alone in the house and no one else was injured, according to police.

Suffolk County police homicide and arson detectives are investigating but believe the cause is noncriminal, the release said.

By Alek Lewis

alek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99

Alek Lewis covers the towns of Southampton, East Hampton and Shelter Island for Newsday. He previously worked as a reporter for RiverheadLOCAL, where he received awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island for his reporting on local government and politics. A Riverhead native, he is a graduate of Stony Brook University.

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