On Sunday morning, at 6:53am, the Riverhead Fire Department responded to a reported Signal-13, structure fire, at 724 East Main Street. This is the red brick building on the corner of Howell Avenue and Main Street.
First chiefs on-scene, 6-2-30, 6-2-31 and 6-2-33, found no visible signs of fire from outside the building. Chief 6-2-31 and Safety Officer Szczepanik entered the building and discovered that a hot water heater had malfunctioned and triggered the alarm.
Apparatus on-scene was first due Engine 6-2-3, and Engines 6-2-2 and 6-2-4. The call was turned over to the Riverhead Fire Marshals office and all personnel were released by approximately 7:10am.
