Newton Avenue [12-12-15]

Minutes before four a.m. on the morning of December 12th, 2015 the Uniondale Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a house fire at the intersection of Uniondale and Newton Avenues. When fire department units arrived on scene they were met with a fully involved two story private dwelling in the 600 block of Newton Avenue. Due to the extensive fire load and having heard that the home was vacant firefighters utilized an exterior operation. Hand lines were put into operation on both sides of the home to fight the fire and protect the exposures. Uniondale Ladders 754 and 7544 were also put into operation and later joined by North Bellmore Ladder 657. Firefighter’s efforts were hindered by live wires, collapses throughout the home, and natural gas fed fire. Within one hour the main body of fire was knocked down and firefighters were hitting hot spots. Additional units were called to the scene and to standby from Roosevelt, South Hempstead, Hempstead, Merrick, North Merrick, and East Meadow. The cause of the fire was under investigation. All fire department units were under the command of Uniondale First Assistant Chief Vaughn Tucker [7501].

Video from the scene: https://youtu.be/TwokY8FSTLY