Summary

A stubborn fire in the Garden Center has caused evacuations for a half mile surrounding the smoky blaze Fertilizers and pesticides are believed involved at Franks Graden Center fire which went unchecked for three hours this morning Ten volunteers firefighters were injured trying to put out the fire which has run to the equivalent of a 4 alarm response They were taken to area hospitals for smoke inhalation treatments

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 16824
Story Slug GARDEN CENTER FIRE CAUSES EVACUATION (5/20/1997)
Location LEVITTOWN, NEW YORK
Format Pkg**
Date 05/20/1997
Archive Time 30:15
TRT 1:09
Supers Levittown/Nassau, Long Island Andrea Day Reporting Chopper 12 Asst Chief Rich Magee Nassau Fire Marshal, No name available Karen Sottile, DEC
Video Description Aerials of garden center fire, firefighters trying to put out fire, black smoke filling the air, sots of firefighters, sot of woman
Description A stubborn fire in the Garden Center has caused evacuations for a half mile surrounding the smoky blaze Fertilizers and pesticides are believed involved at Franks Graden Center fire which went unchecked for three hours this morning Ten volunteers firefighters were injured trying to put out the fire which has run to the equivalent of a 4 alarm response They were taken to area hospitals for smoke inhalation treatments
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Keywords

four alarm fire
garden center fire
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