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UPDATE: Multiple Departments Respond To Structure Fire In Southampton Village

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Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

Fire departments responded to a basement structure fire on First Neck Lane in Southampton Village on Friday. DANA SHAW

authorAlyssa Melillo on May 27, 2016
UPDATE: Friday 4:22 p.m. Southampton Village Fire Chief Mike Kampf was the first to arrive on the scene on Friday afternoon. After making his way into the house, Chief Kampf... more

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