Mar 29, 2012 11:55 AM
I was gathering my things in my East Hampton office on Friday night when I heard over the scanner a report of a possible fire at the Cozy Cabins in Wainscott. Before I had put on my coat and grabbed my camera bag, the scanner was squawking away, summoning members of the Bridgehampton Fire Department to what dispatchers call a working structure fire.
It took me about 15 minutes to get to Wainscott, and all I can say is I was impressed to see that many firefighters at the scene that quickly. By then, they had the fire largely under control, with the flames a bystander told me he had seen shooting out from the cabin just a few minutes before already reduced to smoke. Unfortunately, despite that Herculean effort, firefighters... more
It took me about 15 minutes to get to Wainscott, and all I can say is I was impressed to see that many firefighters at the scene that quickly. By then, they had the fire largely under control, with the flames a bystander told me he had seen shooting out from the cabin just a few minutes before already reduced to smoke. Unfortunately, despite that Herculean effort, firefighters... more
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