Baldwin Road [12-14-18]

Late on the night of Friday, December 14th, 2018 the Hempstead Fire Department was called to a house fire on Baldwin Road just north of the Southern State Parkway. When units arrived on scene, they were met with smoke showing and found fire on the first floor of a one and a half story private dwelling. A working fire was transmitted, and mutual aid notified. The fire went on to a second alarm equivalency due to a shortage in manpower. Among the departments called for mutual aid were South Hempstead, West Hempstead, Rockville Centre, and Roosevelt among others. The scene was placed under control in approximately forty minutes and the cause of the fire is under investigation.