Firefighters Battle Montauk Blaze

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Jul. 18, 2017

Taylor K. Vecsey

A fire broke out at a house on Gainsborough Court in Montauk on Tuesday afternoon. Smoke was reported coming from the house just after 3 p.m., and when a Montauk fire chief arrived on scene he saw flames coming from the back of the house.

The Amagansett Fire Department's rapid intervention team was called as backup, but was then asked to stand by at the Montauk Firehouse instead.

Firefighters are responding in warm temperatures. It is currently 82 degrees in Montauk, with an an air quality alert in effect for southeast Suffolk County.

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