Uniondale Avenue [6-14-20]

At approximately 01:21 hours on the morning of Sunday, June 14th, 2020 the Uniondale Fire Department was dispatched to smoke in the building at 840 Uniondale Avenue – a town run apartment complex made up multiple two-story buildings with a mostly senior occupancy. Responding fire department units were advised by Fire Com that a couple of phone calls were being received reporting a smoke condition on the second floor with an alarm sounding. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found the fire apartment on the first floor of Building J. While firefighters stretched the first hand line others worked at forcing entry into the apartment. Uniondale command requested a FAST to the scene and moments later transmitted a signal ten [working fire] upon confirming fire in the apartment. Once inside the apartment a victim was located and removed. The victim, the lone occupant inside that unit, was transported from the scene to an area hospital with serious injuries [no update was given on their condition]. North Bellmore was designated the FAST for the operation. Among the other departments called for mutual aid were Hempstead, South Hempstead, and Roosevelt. Uniondale Engine 752 was the first engine company to arrive on scene and had two hand lines stretched with at least one of them put into operation. The cause of the fire is under investigation and all fire department units were under the command of Uniondale Chief of Department Avril Ashley [7500].