Crime & Safety

Police ID Woman Who Died In East Islip House Fire

The devastating fire was reported Friday morning.

(Photo courtesy of Terrie Alfieri)

EAST ISLIP, NY - A woman died in an East Islip house fire early Friday, Suffolk Police confirmed.

The blaze was reported on Washington Avenue at 2:12 a.m. Six residents were in the home at the time of the fire.

Laurie Addeo, 61, a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Addeo's husband, his mother, and three tenants, a woman, a man and their 10-year-old son, all escaped the residence unharmed.

Following a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the fire to be non-criminal in nature.

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Firefighters from six local departments including Islip Terrace, East Islip, Central Islip, Islip, Brentwood and East Brentwood battled the blaze for over an hour and a half, Newsday reports.

A video from the scene shows the home completely engulfed in flames:

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