A man died in a fire that was apparently caused by the explosion of a propane tank early yesterday morning at a home in Melville, Long Island (NY).
The fire is believed to have started when a tank exploded in an adjacent warehouse and then the flames spread to much of the main house, causing the roof to collapse, authorities described.
Firefighters were called around 4:40 a.m. Tuesday to the home at 109 Wilmington Drive, near Westbourne Lane, Suffolk County. Nearly 100 troops from various departments spent two hours working to control the flames around 6:30 a.m.
Crews spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon using excavators to search for victims in the rubble, he said. Daily Voice. Shortly after 1 p.m., county police said they found the remains of a man at the scene. His name and age were not specified, but neighbors said that He had lived there for decades. There were no other reports of others affected.
“Now you’re climbing on parts of a ceiling instead of just walking down a hallway,” he described to News 12 Melville Fire Chief Donald Barclay. “The fire could have grown and spread throughout most of the house. because of that extra oxygen and then it makes it a danger for our guys crawling around inside trying to get to where the fire is.”
There is no official word yet on the cause of the fire, but officials said an initial investigation revealed it does not appear to have been criminal in nature.
2023-12-27 16:29:00
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