Firefighters Douse South Farmingdale Home Fire On Easter

SOUTH FARMINGDALE, NY — Firefighters battled a South Farmingdale house fire on Easter Sunday afternoon, Nassau police said.

Officers responded to a home on Crestwood Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. The residence was "fully engulfed in flames" when officers arrived, police said.

The South Farmingdale Fire Department, along with the assistance of nearby departments, extinguished the flames after the home's residents were evacuated.

The home sustained extensive damage in the fire, police said.

"This afternoon, as most were sitting down to their Holiday Feast for Easter, the members of the South Farmingdale Fire Department battled a fierce house fire on Crestwood Boulevard," the South Farmingdale Fire Department wrote on its Facebook page.

The fire spread throughout the structure from the ground floor through the attic, according to the department.

"The fire extinguishment was further hampered by burning propane cylinders in the rear yard," the department stated.

The blaze was placed under control within an hour.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal Hazmat Unit handled the leaking propane tanks with a controlled burn off of the compromised cylinders, according to the fire department.

Deputy Chief Christopher Witt, the incident commander, reported three minor injuries and was "extremely grateful for the neighboring fire departments who assisted South Farmingdale," the department wrote.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad also responded to the scene.

The fire was deemed not suspicious at this time, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.