Small Greenhouse Gone in Blaze

A small residential greenhouse at Lazy Point in Amagansett was destroyed in a blaze that spread to the attached shed late Thursday morning. 

Amagansett Fire Chief Allen Bennett Jr. said a heater in the greenhouse on Shore Road started the fire around 11 a.m. The homeowner, whose residence is just 15 feet away, heard something and looked out the window to find the greenhouse ablaze, Chief Bennett said. The homeowner and neighbors tried to extinguish the fire before the fire department arrived. The chief said he heard that smoke could be seen from the Napeague stretch. 

Firefighters were able to save the shed that the greenhouse was attached to, with only minor damage to its roof. With winds at 23 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service, the fire could have spread even farther. Chief Bennett said there were no fertilizers or chemicals inside the greenhouse. About 25 firefighters and emergency medical personnel in total responded, and they finished up at about 11:45 a.m.