Crime & Safety
Lightning Sparks Fire At Great Neck Village Hall: Fire Chief
Lightning struck Great Neck Village Hall on Tuesday, causing part of the building to go up in flames.
GREAT NECK, NY — Great Neck Village Hall caught on fire after being struck by lightning on Tuesday night, an official said.
About 100 firefighters responded to the blaze on Baker Hill Road around 7:20 a.m.
Great Neck Alert Chief John Purcell said the roof and the second-floor offices were "badly damaged" in the blaze, which firefighters were able to extinguish in about 30 minutes. The bottom floor "suffered significant smoke and water damage."
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No one was in the building at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.
According to Purcell, Village Hall was built in 1833.
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