North Amityville fire knocked down in no time
Fire broke out in the kitchen of a home on Francine Avenue, between Route 110 and County Line Road in North Amityville, early Tuesday afternoon. No one was injured.
On my way back to Newsday's headquarters in Melville, I turned down Francine Avenue, between County Line Road and Route 110 in North Amityville.
There was so much smoke, I couldn't see the end of the street, and then I heard sirens.
A house was on fire. Apparently three young guys were cooking in the kitchen and ran out of the house when the fire started.
Eddie Lopez, who lives next door, jumped into his wheelchair to make sure he wouldn't be trapped. (He lost his right leg years ago while in serving in the U.S. Navy.) He wheeled himself down the ramp in front of his house and took some pictures of the fire. Lopez said he was glad no one was hurt because a house is replaceable, lives aren't.
Firefighters from North Amityville, Copiague and Lindenhurst responded and seemed to have everything under control within an hour. Looked like the back of the house got most of the damage. Like Eddie Lopez, I'm glad no one was hurt and we're all grateful to the volunteers who were at the scene to knock down the fire.
