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Electrical Blaze Narrowly Averted: Quick Response by Arson Bomb Squad and Local Firefighters Saves Searingtown Home from Devastation!

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A timely response by the Arson Bomb Squad and local firefighters prevents a potentially devastating electrical fire at a Searingtown residence, as a faulty air conditioning unit sparks a blaze swiftly extinguished with no reported ...

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The Arson Bomb Squad reports the details of a Fire that occurred at 12:39am on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Searingtown.

According to Detectives, Officers responded to 39 Piper Drive after the homeowner called 911 for a fire that started in an air conditioning unit that was installed in the wall on the second floor of the residence.  The male victim, 44, and seven members of the home evacuated without injury.  The Albertson Fire Department extinguished the fire, assisted by approximately seven local departments that included approximately 100 total fire personnel.  No injuries were reported.  The Albertson Fire Chief, the Nassau County Fire Marshall and Arson Bomb Squad Detectives were present at the scene.  The cause of the fire is electrical and deemed not suspicious at this time.  The investigation is ongoing.