Electrical fire forces 250 to evacuate Hempstead building
Firefighters and Red Cross workers at the site of an apartment building fire on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead on Sunday, June 26, 2016. About 250 people were evacuated from the six-story building after an electrical fire on the second floor, officials said. Credit: Lou Minutoli
About 250 people were evacuated from a six-story building in Hempstead after an electrical fire, officials said.
The residents of 400 Fulton Ave. were moved to Kennedy Memorial Park after a fire on the second floor, said Nassau County Assistant Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro.
No injuries were reported, and four local fire departments responded, he said. Officials from the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office and the county Office of Emergency Management also responded.
Uttaro said he did not know when residents could return to the building.
The RedCross has opened a relief center for residents at the Kennedy Park Recreation Center, 335 Greenwich St.
Scott Eidler is a deputy editor for the towns department at Newsday. Scott has worked at Newsday since 2012 and previously covered municipal government and education.
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