Gas Leak Causes Fire

On Wednesday, at 10:03am, the Riverhead Fire Department was dispatched to a reported Signal-23, gas leak, on Roanoke Avenue. First arriving units found the homes natural gas heating unit was on fire. Crews quickly shut down the gas line, and put out the fire. Exhaust fans were then set up to ventilate the smoke from the house. All units were cleared by 10:26am.

Then on Thursday, at 6:31pm, we responded to a home on Pond View Road for another apparent gas leak, but we were unable to find anything wrong. All units were dismissed by 6:53pm.