Grand Avenue [10-15-22]

On the afternoon of Saturday, October 15th, 2022, the Baldwin Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a building collapse into the street at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Smith Street. Baldwin Engine 202 [the first company to arrive on scene] confirmed the collapse of a vacant structure into the roadway. Upon further investigation companies found that the collapse was contained to the façade of the building. Firefighters cordoned off the area before turning the scene over to Nassau County Police and the Town of Hempstead Building Department. There were no injuries and fire department units were under the command of Baldwin Chief of Department Cummings [205].