Fire Rips Through Southold Storage Building

SOUTHOLD, NY — An early morning fire ripped through a Southold storage facility Thursday, officials said.

According to the Southold Fire Department, the call came in at 3 a.m. on June 10 regarding a "fully engulfed storage building fire in close proximity to dwellings and the Sea Tow boat docks on Hobart Road."

Southold Fire Department Chief Peggy Killian told Patch that at first the call was believed to be a boat fire but when firefighters arrived at the scene they found a fully involved structure fire involving the building that backed up a neighbor's garage; the rear of the garage was lost, she said.

The storage facility was engulfed by flames and gutted by the fire; a shed was also damaged, the fire department said. No injuries were reported, officials said.

Two nearby houses, as well as the docked vessels, escaped any damage, the Southold Fire Department said.

Killian was in command, assisted by First Assistant Chief Ty Cochran and Second Assistant Chief David Surozenski, the SFD's post said. The Southold Fire Department also thanked the Cutchogue Fire Department for sending manpower.

The fire was extinguished by 5 a.m. with cleanup complete by 6 a.m., fire officials said.