Crime & Safety

Man, 85, Dies From Injuries Sustained In LI House Fire: Police

The residence suffered extensive damage, police said.

A house fire in Seaford led to an 85-year-old' man's death on Monday night, police said,
A house fire in Seaford led to an 85-year-old' man's death on Monday night, police said, (Patch Graphics)

SEAFORD, NY — A man died from a house fire in Seaford on Monday evening, police said.

Officers responded to the call at 7 p.m. and found the second level of a house on Crescent Cove Drive engulfed in flames, police said.

An 85-year-old was removed from the residence and taken to a hospital, where he died a few hours later, authorities said.

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No other injuries were reported. Police said the residence suffered extensive damage.

The Seaford Fire Department extinguished the blaze.

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The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson/Bomb Squad Detectives were on the scene.
The fire is under investigation.

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