Container Fire

The Riverhead Fire Department responded to a fire in a tractor trailer container on the side of the former Tire Craft building at Peconic Avenue and Route 24 in Riverside Friday morning at about 4:11 a.m.

The container was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to Chief Frank Darrow. The container and its contents were destroyed, but the building was not damaged. The owner of the container is not known, and the Southampton Town Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the blaze. Chief Darrow said 60 firefighters responded to the blaze.