Officer wakes family as house erupts in flames

EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. The officer was on his way home from work Sunday morning when he noticed smoke coming from a house on Oceanview Road in East Rockaway.

Nassau County authorities said he rang the bell and banged on the door until someone in the house woke up. The two adults and three teenagers in the house all escaped without injury.

The house sustained extensive damage. It took 75 firefighters to battle the blaze. The fire did not appear to be suspicious.


NEW YORK AND TRI-STATE AREA NEWS

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