Crime & Safety
1 Person Dies In Suffolk House Fire: Police
The fire broke out in Manorville early Tuesday morning, police say.
MANORVILLE, NY — One person died in a Manorville house fire Tuesday morning, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, the fire broke out at a home on Village Circle North at about 6:35 a.m.
The Suffolk County Police Department's homicide squad and arson section detectives are investigating; a 911 call alerted officials to the fire, police said. After the fire was extinguished, a person was found deceased in the home, police said
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The identity of the victim will be determined by an autopsy performed by personnel from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner; the person was alone inside the residence at the time of the fire and no one else was injured, police said.
At this time, detectives believe the cause of the fire to be non-criminal in nature, police said
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According to officials, 10 fire and EMS departments were on the scene.
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