Update: Southampton Blaze Extinguished After Seven Hours

Update: After about seven hours and involving at least a dozen fire departments from across the South Fork, a fire that broke out in a Southampton Village house on Saturday afternoon was extinguished. 

Some firefighters remained at the house, located at 50 Wyandanch Lane, until about 10 p.m. The fire started at about 12:25 p.m., when a grease fire was reported in the kitchen. The fire spread and burned for nearly seven hours. The house was destroyed. 

In the early hours, smoke billowed from the stucco house; later, flames could be seen shooting through the roof. Firefighters attacked it with water from a ladder truck. At about 5:30 p.m., the East Hampton Fire Department brought in its "crash truck," which is kept at the East Hampton Airport and can spray foam that suffocates flames. Excavators were also called in to knock down portions of the house so that stubborn pockets of fire could be reached. 

Smoke drifted around the area, including at Southampton Hospital, which is less than a half-mile away. The smell of smoke remained in the area late Saturday night. 

In all, 12 fire departments were called. More than 200 firefighters, fire police, and emergency medical technicians responded. 

During the fire, emergency workers also had to respond to other calls, including an accident in Southampton Village and a reported water rescue in North Sea. 

Lawrence Friedman, a real estate mogul, and his wife, Marilyn Friedman, bought the house in 2004 for $7 million, online records show. The house is several properties north of the ocean at Wyandanch Lane Beach. 

No further information was available late Sunday night.

Originally, 2:31 p.m.: Nine fire departments between Westhampton and East Hampton have been called to respond because of a fire that reportedly destroyed a house in Southampton Saturday afternoon. 

Firefighters from East Hampton, Sag Harbor, and Bridgehampton were called to assist the Southampton Fire Department in fighting a blaze at 50 Wyandanch Lane, which began at about 12:25 p.m.

The North Sea, Hampton Bays, East Quogue, and Westhampton Fire Departments were also called to help.

While East Hampton and Bridgehampton Fire Departments were initially called to stand by at Southampton's firehouse in case there were other alarms, firefighters were moved up to help at the scene as firefighters had to be rotated out after using up their oxygen tanks and due to the heat. As of 2:10 p.m., the Westhampton Fire Department was going to stand by at the firehouse. 

Firefighters were also called over from Shelter Island to keep watch in Sag Harbor while Sag Harbor was tied up in Southampton. 

No further information was immediately available.