A 91-year-old girl was rescued from an East Meadow home hearth Thursday night by cops instructed there was somebody nonetheless inside, Nassau County police mentioned.
Officers responded to a hearth at a house on Vincent Drive simply earlier than 10 p.m. after they have been instructed there was somebody nonetheless inside, police mentioned. The officers have been in a position to find the lady inside the home and get her out to security.
Fifty East Meadow firefighters responded to the scene and have been in a position to put out the fireplace, which was situated within the kitchen. Investigators have been in a position to decide unattended cooking led to the fireplace, the chief marshal mentioned.
No smoke detectors have been in the home, the marshal mentioned. Nobody was injured within the incident.
The constructing division is investigating the protection of the home after it was significantly broken within the hearth.
