Springs Firefighters Respond During Sunday Snowstorm

Mar. 1, 2015

Taylor K. Vecsey

As snow continued to fall across the South Fork, the Springs Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire early Sunday evening.

A caller reported seeing flames at 191 King's Point Road in the Clearwater Beach area at about 5:35 p.m., but when East Hampton Town police arrived an officer saw that it was a wire from a pole to the house that was on fire.

Springs Fire Chief David King ordered all units to proceed slowly because of the road conditions. The East Hampton Town Highway Department was requested with a plow and sander. The chief also asked for PSEG Long Island to respond to shut down power to the house.

A winter storm warning remains in effect for eastern Long Island until Monday at 7 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are expected.

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