6 Long Island students rush to fight fire on graduation day

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Monday, June 27, 2022
6 Long Island students rush to fight fire on graduation day
Six students from Port Jefferson rushed to fight a fire on their graduation day.

PORT JEFFERSON, Long Island (WABC) -- Six firefighters in Suffolk County were called into action just minutes after they graduated from high school.

The Port Jefferson High School graduates were celebrating with their families on Friday night when they were alerted to the garage fire.

They quickly changed into uniform and rushed to the scene.

The Port Jefferson Fire Department says the flames were quickly put out and no one was injured.

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