Garden City Park Building Fire 04/12/2022

On Tuesday, April 12th at approximately 7:15p, the Garden City Park Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a building fire on Herricks Rd. Clearing from a reported Building Fire a few blocks away, Mineola 2nd Assistant Chief Strauss [1602] quickly arrived on the scene and transmitted a Signal 10 with fire showing from the storefront. Ladder 168 and Engine 161 both en route to the initial alarm were first due in Garden City Park and stretched the initial line to begin extinguishing the fire. At least 2 lines were stretched and placed into operation by crews from Garden City Park and Mineola. The fire was quickly knocked down and placed under control in approximately 30 minutes. All operations were under the direction of Garden City Park Chief of Department Sarracco [1500]. The cause of the fire is under investigation.