Firefighters Quickly Douse Flames at Montauk Yacht Club

Firefighters quickly put out a fire at the Montauk Yacht Club on Sunday night. 

The Montauk Fire Department was dispatched when flames became visible in the north building on the yacht club property at 32 Star Island Drive at about 9:20 p.m. Chief Joe Lenahan requested an engine from the Amagansett Fire Department and the rapid intervention team from the East Hampton Fire Department in case firefighters needed to be rescued. 

A 9th fire division coordinator was requested to respond to the yacht club. The Springs Fire Department was called to stand by at Montauk's headquarters at about 9:45 p.m., but the coordinator canceled the engine about five minutes later when Montauk firefighters reported that the flames were extinguished. 

Firefighters and emergency medical service personnel responded in hazardous road conditions after several inches of snow fell on the South Fork. The National Weather Service reported the temperature in Montauk to be about 31 degrees with windchill temperatures of between 20 and 25. 

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