Fire strikes Piccola Bussola restaurant, apartments in Mineola

Piccola Bussola, an Italian restaurant in Mineola, caught fire Thursday afternoon along with four apartments on the second floor of the building, officials said. Tony Lubrano, the restaurant and property owner, said all of the apartment residents, including four young children, escaped the building without injury. Credit: Newsday / Cecilia Dowd; Howard Schnapp