A trailer in the vicinity of 30 Commerical Street in Freeport caught on fire late last night, March 17. One unidentified body was found and declared dead at the scene.
The Freeport Fire Department was alerted by Nassau County FireCom to the incident around 11:45 p.m. Freeport firefighters responded under the command of Chief Chris Burkart, and found the trailer fully enveloped in fire.
Upon extinguishing the fire, a body was discovered in the remains of the trailer and the person was declared deceased at the scene.
Michael Uttaro, chief fire marshal for Nassau County, said that the fire was extinguished quickly, with no firefighters or other first responders being injured at the scene.
Nassau County Fire Marshal Fire Investigators are working with the Nassau County Arson/Bomb Squad and the Freeport Police Department to investigate and determine the cause of the fire and to confirm the identity of the person found dead at the scene. Nassau County's Homicide Squad has also been involved in the response and investigation.
