Southern State Parkway [12-13-22]

On the night of Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, the North Merrick Fire Department was dispatched to a report of an ambulance on fire on the westbound Southern State Parkway east of Exit 24 [Merrick Avenue]. When firefighters arrived on scene, they were met with a confirmed ambulance on fire with both the driver and passenger safely evacuated. There were no patients onboard at the time and the fire was quickly knocked down using one hand line off North Merrick Engine 671. All fire department units were under the command of North Merrick First Assistant Chief Higgins [6701].