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Morning Blaze at Former Art Storage Facility on Quiogue Draws Mutual Aid Response From Local Fire Departments

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An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

Firefighters were on scene at a 553 Main Street in Quiogue on the morning of November 2. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

Firefighters were on scene at a 553 Main Street in Quiogue on the morning of November 2. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

An early morning blaze destroyed a building at 553 Main Street in Quiogue. WESTHAMPTON BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT

he Westhampton Beach Fire Department was the first on scene Thursday morning at 553 Main Street in Quiogue after a report of a thick plume of smoke coming from somewhere south of Franklin Avenue led them to that address, where an unoccupied building that had been used to store an art collection was ablaze. BRAD BUTLER

he Westhampton Beach Fire Department was the first on scene Thursday morning at 553 Main Street in Quiogue after a report of a thick plume of smoke coming from somewhere south of Franklin Avenue led them to that address, where an unoccupied building that had been used to store an art collection was ablaze. BRAD BUTLER

he Westhampton Beach Fire Department was the first on scene Thursday morning at 553 Main Street in Quiogue after a report of a thick plume of smoke coming from somewhere south of Franklin Avenue led them to that address, where an unoccupied building that had been used to store an art collection was ablaze. BRAD BUTLER

he Westhampton Beach Fire Department was the first on scene Thursday morning at 553 Main Street in Quiogue after a report of a thick plume of smoke coming from somewhere south of Franklin Avenue led them to that address, where an unoccupied building that had been used to store an art collection was ablaze. BRAD BUTLER

authorStaff Writer on Nov 2, 2023
There was smoke, and there was fire. The Westhampton Beach Fire Department was the first on scene Thursday morning, November 2, at 553 Main Street on Quiogue after a report... more

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