Firefighters Call in Fire in Southampton

Update, 9 p.m.: Southampton firefighters meeting up at the department's antique truck barn on Flying Point Road were the first to report flames coming from a house next door, according to Chris Brenner, the first assistant fire chief. They found a fire in the back of the house, he said. 

Flames extended inside, but firefighters were able to extinguish them quickly, within 20 minutes of first spotting them. Chief Brenner said there was water damage inside the house, but it was not a total loss. 

Chief Michael Kampf was in charge of the scene. 

The Southampton Village fire marshal's office is investigating the cause. 

Originally, 5:40 p.m.: A fire broke out in a building near the Downs Family Recreational Park on Flying Point Road in Southampton on Monday evening, calling out firefighters from several surrounding districts. 

The call was received at 5:09 p.m. It was unclear if it was a residential or commercial building. 

The Southampton Fire Department requested help from the Bridgehampton and North Sea Fire Departments and the Sag Harbor Fire Department's rapid intervention team, in case a firefighter needed to be rescued from inside the building. Hampton Bays firefighters were standing by at Southampton's firehouse to answer any additional calls. 

All visible fire was knocked down at about 5:40 p.m., the Southampton Fire Department reported. 

Check back for more information as it becomes available.