Jericho Turnpike [9-11-22]

On the morning of Sunday, September 11th, 2022, the Garden City Park Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic alarm at Uncle Bacala’s – a popular Italian seafood restaurant located on Jericho Turnpike off County Court House Road. Those first to arrive on scene were met with smoke showing from the one-story commercial building and found fire within leading to the transmission of a signal ten [working fire]. Mineola was designated the FAST and responded to the scene with Ladder 168. Firefighters stretched three hand lines, put two hand lines into operation, and had the main body of fire quickly knocked down. The cause of the fire is under investigation and there were no reported injuries.