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Update: Firefighter Injured Battling Lake Ronkonkoma House Fire
Five fire departments battled the blaze Tuesday afternoon.
RONKONKOMA, NY – A firefighter was injured while battling a raging house fire in Lake Ronkonkoma Tuesday afternoon.
The fire broke out at 19 Dougbeth Ave., just south of Long Island Expressway, at about 1:20 p.m. A Ronkonkoma Fire Department firefighter was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Suffolk Police said. No other injuries were reported.
The Lakeland, Holtsville, Farmingville and Holbrook fire departments also responded to the scene.
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Arson Squad detectives believe the fire started in the kitchen and is accidental in nature.
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