Melville House Fire 08/26/2021

On Thursday, August 26th at 10:35p, the Melville Fire Department was dispatched to a General Alarm on Sweet Hollow Rd. Originally received as an Automatic Alarm, additional calls advised of a house fire. 2nd Assistant Chief Bernfeld [2-5-32] was quickly on the scene and confirmed the Signal 13 with fire through the roof of the attached garage. Engine 2-5-7 was first due and utilized the deck gun to quickly knock down a large volume of fire while crews began to stretch handlines. At least 2 lines were stretched to extinguish the fire which was placed under control in approximately 1 hour with the assistance of crews from Plainview, Dix Hills, East Farmingdale, Huntington Manor, and Greenlawn.