| The Riverhead Fire Department responded to two fires last Wednesday.
A structure fire was reported on East Avenue at about 6:35 p.m., according to fire officials. Alter a house filled with smoke due to a malfunctioning wood stove, one occupant of the home was transported to Central Suffolk Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation, according to Fire Chief Frank Darrow. Seventy firefighters, four trucks and seven support vehicles responded to the scene.
At 4:34 a.m. last Wednesday, the Riverhead Fire Department responded to a brush fire stretching from Deep Hole Road to Middle Road in Calverton. Volunteers spent about two hours fighting the blaze, according to Chief Darrow. There were no injuries. Forty firefighters, two brush trucks, two engines, a tanker and four support vehicles were deployed, according to the chief. |
