Fire Displaces 50 After Snow-Covered Hydrant Delays Response
381 Great East Neck Rd
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Summary
- A Tuesday night apartment fire spread through multiple units, injuring three people, displacing about 50 residents, and delaying crews after a hydrant was buried in snow.
Timeline
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not said when residents can return.
About 50 residents were displaced. The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units, while others stayed with family and friends. Residents were bused to Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church to stay warm during the response.
One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters faced delays because the first hydrant they attempted to use was buried under snow, forcing crews to rely on fire truck tank water until another hydrant was located. West Babylon Fire Chief William Allen said snow also made it difficult to access the building.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a fire broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens apartment complex on Great East Neck Road. Flames spread from one unit to another, heavily damaging two second-story apartments and causing water damage to two units below and smoke and water damage to at least 10 additional apartments.
Incident reported at 381 Great East Neck Rd.
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not said when residents can return.
About 50 residents were displaced. The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units, while others stayed with family and friends. Residents were bused to Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church to stay warm during the response.
One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters faced delays because the first hydrant they attempted to use was buried under snow, forcing crews to rely on fire truck tank water until another hydrant was located. West Babylon Fire Chief William Allen said snow also made it difficult to access the building.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a fire broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens apartment complex on Great East Neck Road. Flames spread from one unit to another, heavily damaging two second-story apartments and causing water damage to two units below and smoke and water damage to at least 10 additional apartments.
Incident reported at 381 Great East Neck Rd.
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not said when residents can return.
About 50 residents were displaced. The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units, while others stayed with family and friends. Residents were bused to Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church to stay warm during the response.
One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters faced delays because the first hydrant they attempted to use was buried under snow, forcing crews to rely on fire truck tank water until another hydrant was located. West Babylon Fire Chief William Allen said snow also made it difficult to access the building.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a fire broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens apartment complex on Great East Neck Road. Flames spread from one unit to another, heavily damaging two second-story apartments and causing water damage to two units below and smoke and water damage to at least 10 additional apartments.
Incident reported at 381 Great East Neck Rd.
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not said when residents can return.
About 50 residents were displaced. The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units, while others stayed with family and friends. Residents were bused to Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church to stay warm during the response.
One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters faced delays because the first hydrant they attempted to use was buried under snow, forcing crews to rely on fire truck tank water until another hydrant was located. West Babylon Fire Chief William Allen said snow also made it difficult to access the building.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a fire broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens apartment complex on Great East Neck Road. Flames spread from one unit to another, heavily damaging two second-story apartments and causing water damage to two units below and smoke and water damage to at least 10 additional apartments.
Incident reported at 381 Great East Neck Rd.
Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and have not said when residents can return.
About 50 residents were displaced. The Red Cross assisted 19 adults and two children across 12 apartment units, while others stayed with family and friends. Residents were bused to Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church to stay warm during the response.
One firefighter and two residents suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital.
Firefighters faced delays because the first hydrant they attempted to use was buried under snow, forcing crews to rely on fire truck tank water until another hydrant was located. West Babylon Fire Chief William Allen said snow also made it difficult to access the building.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2026, a fire broke out at the Fairfield Suburbia Gardens apartment complex on Great East Neck Road. Flames spread from one unit to another, heavily damaging two second-story apartments and causing water damage to two units below and smoke and water damage to at least 10 additional apartments.
Incident reported at 381 Great East Neck Rd.
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