Not Just Fireworks for Amagansett Firefighters on the Fourth of July

Just as Amagansett firefighters were preparing to leave the firehouse to stand by at the Devon Yacht Club fireworks they were called to a gas grill fire on the Fourth of July. 

A fire erupted in a Weber gas grill and it spread to the deck of the house, located at 74 Beach Avenue, off of Bluff Road, at about 6:15 p.m., according to Allen Bennett, the chief of the Amagansett Fire Department. "It could have been bad," Chief Bennett said, but firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the blaze before the house caught on fire. 

About 25 firefighters responded with two engines. They were at the house for about a half-hour. An ambulance from the Montauk Fire Department was requested because one of Amagansett's ambulances was already out on a separate call. 

There was no damage to the house, and only minor damage to the deck. "The grill was a total loss," said Chief Bennett. It wasn't clear how it began, but the cheif said it likely malfunctioned.

Firefighters are now down near the Devon Yacht Club for Saturday evening's fireworks show.