E. Patchogue House Fire Damages Living Room
No injuries in fire Monday afternoon, which is believed to have been started by a wood-burning stove.
No one was injured in an East Patchogue house fire on Frost Valley Drive Monday afternoon.
Hagerman Fire Department Chief Tony Citarella said that the fire was believed to have started by a wood-burning stove, and none of the residents were home when the fire began at approximately 1:15 p.m.
Damage from the fire was mostly contained to the living room, Citarella said.
The fire was under control by 2 p.m.
Approximately 40 firefighters from the Hagerman, Bellport and North Patchogue departments responded to the scene.