Wellesley Street [12-15-15]

At 18:49 hours on the night of December 15th, 2015 the Hempstead Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire with possible people trapped at 217 Wellesley Street off of James L.L. Burrell Avenue. When fire department units arrived on scene they found heavy fire at the rear of 221 Wellesley Street leading to the transmission of the working fire – the department’s second in just under 38 hours. Those first to arrive on scene were told by Hempstead Police that all occupants had made it safely out of the home. West Hempstead was designated the FAST and responded with Ladder 765. During the operation West Hempstead firefighters were put to work and replaced by Uniondale Ladder 7544. Later Uniondale firefighters were also needed inside for operations and replaced by Baldwin. Hand lines were put into place off of Hempstead Engine 4 and Hose 1. The cause of the fire was under investigation.