Blaze severely damages Old Bethpage home, injuring 1 firefighter

A fire tore through a home in Old Bethpage on Thursday evening, causing major damage and injuring one firefighter, police said.

Nassau County police said the fire, at a house on Round Swamp Road near Point of Woods Road, was reported at 6:15 p.m. and firefighters from Plainview and other departments responded.

The home suffered extensive damage, and one firefighter was transported to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

There were no other reported injuries.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by Arson / Bomb Squad detectives and the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

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.”