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Police ID Woman Killed In West Islip House Fire

A firefighter also suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze Friday morning.

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WEST ISLIP, NY – A woman was killed in a fire at a West Islip home Friday morning.

Third Precinct officers responded to a home located at 861 Udall Road after a 911 caller reported a fire at about 10:25 a.m. After firefighters extinguished the fire, the body of Suzanne Minervini, 61, a resident of the home, was found inside.

The West Islip and Bay Shore fire departments and North Babylon Fire Company Ambulance and Deer Park Volunteer Ambulance responded. A West Islip firefighter suffered minor injuries.

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A preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be non-criminal in nature.

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