West Hempstead NY (Nassau County) 3rd Alarm w/Mayday 12/26/14

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243 Spruce Street, working fire transmitted.

Originally came in as a dryer fire, smoke showing on arrival.
Second alarm transmitted for fire on the number one and two floors.
Third alarm transmitted. Pulling all members out at this time.
Mayday transmitted.  3 members removed from basement and going to Nassau University Medical Center.


Mutual aid from Elmont, Hempstead, Franklin Square, Uniondale, Malverne, Rockville Centre,
South Hempstead, East Meadow, Lakeview, Roosevelt, Stewart Manor, Nassau County Field Com.

Short video here:

http://longisland.news12.com/news/crews-respond-to-house-fire-on-spruce-street-in-west-hempstead-1.9750564
 
News 12 TV is reporting that all FF injuries were minor . . . let's hope they're right.
 
From Newsday:

Firefighters injured battling house fire in West Hempstead

Updated December 26, 2014 8:03 PM
By TED PHILLIPS ted.phillips@newsday.com

Five firefighters, including one of two trapped in a basement, were treated for injuries after battling a house fire Friday in West Hempstead, authorities said.
Two were treated at the scene on Spruce Street. One firefighter trapped in the basement and two others were taken to a hospital for treatment, said West Hempstead Fire Department Chief Peter Lilli. Lilli did not describe the extent of the injuries.
As many as 100 firefighters from 12 departments responded to the fire, first reported at 3:05 p.m. as a dryer fire, Lilli said.
Two firefighters in the basement were briefly trapped before other rescue workers found them, he said.
"They had gotten disoriented," Lilli said. "They radioed over that they were unsure where they were and they couldn't find their way out."





No residents were injured in the fire, which was put out in about a half-hour, Lilli said.
"We were met with heavy smoke and a good volume of fire in the basement already that had extended into the first and second floors through the walls," he said.
The Nassau County fire marshal's office is investigating the cause of the fire, Lilli said.
 
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