Two injured in fire on Grand Avenue

Multiple local fire departments coalesced on Grand Avenue last Friday at 5:45 p.m. to extinguish a rapidly spreading fire.

Police officers responded to a 911 call for a working storage shed fire at the Baldwin Garden Apartments located on Grand Avenue. The fire spread to a nearby garage, two cars, one house, and three stories of windows. The police, with the assistance of local fire departments, evacuated residents nearby the fire as a precaution.

The Baldwin, Uniondale, Oceanside, and Long Beach Fire Departments assisted in putting out the fire. Two firefighters were injured and were taken to a local hospital. One dog was saved by the Nassau County Police Department First Prescient. The building suffered minor exterior damage.

The Nassau County Fire Marshal and Arson Bomb Squad Detectives also responded. The investigation is ongoing.