Propane tank secured during Port Jefferson fire, officials say
Volunteers from five departments battled a fire Monday, June 27, 2016, at a home on Village Woods Road in Port Jefferson, fire officials said. Suffolk police said all residents had escaped without injuries. Credit: Andrew Tetreault
Volunteers from five departments battled an early morning fire in Port Jefferson that also saw a hazmat team dispatched to the site — to secure a 100-pound propane tank, fire officials said.
The fire at the home on Village Woods Road was reported at 4:34 a.m. Suffolk County fire officials said it was under control at 5:37 a.m., and Suffolk police said all residents had escaped without injuries.
The scene is located near Roe Lane and East Broadway, police said. Firefighters from Port Jefferson, Setauket, Terryville, Coram and Mount Sinai all responded, as did an ambulance corps and the hazmat team.
Fire officials said the 100-pound propane tank was attached to the home and said the hazmat team was able to secure it.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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.”
This is a modal window.
'He killed my daughter and two other children' Newsday examines the increase in aggressive driving on Long Island as part of a yearlong investigative series into the area's dangerous roads. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
Top Stories
This is a modal window.
'He killed my daughter and two other children' Newsday examines the increase in aggressive driving on Long Island as part of a yearlong investigative series into the area's dangerous roads. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
Most Popular
