Fire Guts Ronkonkoma Apartment Building on New Years
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters battles a fire on New years at this apartment complex on Peconic St in Ronkonkoma about 10 agencies responded for Fire and EMS support. Multiple pets were rescued. Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosA Firefighter can be seen through what would be the window at an apartment complex fire on New years in Ronkonkoma NY . Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters battle an apartment complex blaze in Ronkonkoma on New Years day. Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters battle an apartment complex blaze in Ronkonkoma on New Years day. Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters remove charred Items from the building to prevent a flare up .
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters battle an apartment complex blaze in Ronkonkoma on New Years day. Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters finish mopping up at a working Fire In lakelands fire district New Years Day.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFirefighters battle an apartment complex blaze in Ronkonkoma on New Years day. Lakeland FD was in charge of the scene.
Ronkonkoma N.Y On the morning of January 1st 2021 Around 10:40 AM the Lakeland Fire Department was alerted for a reported structure fire at the Colony Park Luxury Apartments by Heather wood on Peconic St. Automatic mutual aid was also started from Ronkonkoma for an engine to the scene as part of the pre-plan. Lakeland Chiefs 3-13-30 & 32 were the first to respond.
On arrival of the chiefs 30 advised dispatch they had heavy fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of Building # 18 in the complex and additional mutual aid was requested at the time the size up was about 4 apartments, however the fire was spreading through the cockloft. Additional Multual aids were dispatched to the scene from Holbrook, Holtsville, Hauppauge, Nesconset, Central Islip , Bohemia, Ronkonkoma & more.
The building was quickly evacuated. Firefighters stretched about 6 lines and also set up multiple ladders around the building to work on an aggressive attack plan. They also removed multiple small pets from the building including a Guinea Pig. The fire had consumed a total of 8 apartments according to radio transmissions from the fire coordinators back to Fire Rescue base. The Red Cross was on scene to assist the displaced families from those apartments. The cause of the fire was being investigated by Suffolk Police Arson Squad as well as the Town Fire Marshal.
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