May 3, 2012

Two People Killed, One Critically Injured in Mastic House Fire


Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad and Arson Squad detectives are investigating a house fire that killed two men and critically injured a woman in Mastic

Police and firefighters from Mastic, Center Moriches and Brookhaven Fire Departments responded to 43 Broadway after a 911 call was received from a neighbor.  After gaining entry, firefighters removed two men and one woman from the home. A 64 year old male, of 43 Broadway, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Center in East Patchogue. The other male, whose identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. Both men were pronounced dead despite life-saving attempts by medical personnel at both hospitals.