Lamar Street [9-8-20]

On the morning of Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 the East Farmingdale Fire Company was called to a commercial building fire at the intersection of Patton Avenue and Lamar Street. When firefighters arrived on scene, they were met with a fully involved one story commercial structure at the intersection. East Farmingdale First Assistant Chief Duane Welliver had the alarm resounded as a working fire and mutual aid was notified. Among the departments called for mutual aid was North Babylon, North Lindenhurst, South Farmingdale, Farmingdale, and Wyandanch along with others. The building, which was split between a shelving company and an automotive repair shop, was not occupied at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.