Firefighters Knock Down Flames On Dune Road Roof

WESTHAMPTON, NY — Firefighters knocked down flames on the roof of a Dune Road home Friday, officials said.

According to the Westhampton Beach Fire Department, a call came in just before 1 p.m. about a fire on Dune Road; the department’s first engine, with a crew that was at the firehouse when the call came in, was the first unit to arrive at the scene. The crew ran a hose line to the roof via interior stairs and was quickly able to knock down the fire they found on the flat roof, officials said.

Next, the department’s ladder truck arrived and the crew accessed the roof via the bucket and sawed holes in the roof, allowing the hose team to extinguish the pockets of fire that remained, officials said.

The fire was contained to the roof, officials said. Dune Road was closed to traffic in both directions during the incident and there were no reported injuries, officials said.

The Westhampton Beach department responded with two engines, a ladder truck, a tanker, and a fire police vehicle; three chiefs were also on scene, officials said. The East Quogue Fire Department, East Moriches, Eastport, Quogue, and Westhampton Dunes responded and Westhampton War Memorial Ambulance also arrived at the scene.

The fire is under investigation by the Suffolk County fire marshal, officials said.