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Firefighters Extinguish Dangerous House Fire In East Hampton

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Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

The remains of the structure at 38 Cove Hollow Road, East Hampton following the fire there on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

The remains of the structure at 38 Cove Hollow Road, East Hampton following the fire there on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

A view inside the kitchen area inside the residence following the working house fire at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

A view inside the kitchen area inside the residence following the working house fire at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

East Hampton Town Fire Marshals David Browne, Dwayne Denton and Tom Baker work to isolate and protect cause-and-origin evidence inside the residence following the working house fire at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton at 12:58 p.m. on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

East Hampton Town Fire Marshals David Browne, Dwayne Denton and Tom Baker work to isolate and protect cause-and-origin evidence inside the residence following the working house fire at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton at 12:58 p.m. on Saturday. MICHAEL HELLER

Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Firefighters at 38 Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house.

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house. Kyril Bromley

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house.

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house. Kyril Bromley

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house.

Firefighters battled a fire that broke out in a house on Cove Hollow Road on Saturday, made particularly complicated by the amount of stored items that were stuffed into the house. Kyril Bromley

authorMichael Wright on Jan 21, 2020
Firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out in a vacant house on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton on Saturday afternoon, despite being hampered by mountains of belongings stored inside... more

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