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UPDATE: Fire In Hampton Bays Started With Explosion in Storage Container; Man Suffered Severe Burns

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A man was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital by medevac helicopter with severe burns after fire broke out at a construction site in Hampton Bays on Wednesday. DANA SHAW

A man was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital by medevac helicopter with severe burns after fire broke out at a construction site in Hampton Bays on Wednesday. DANA SHAW

The fire appears to have broken out a property south of Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays, near Riverhead Building Supply and Quogue Sinclair Fuels, where a new building was under construction. DANA SHAW

The fire appears to have broken out a property south of Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays, near Riverhead Building Supply and Quogue Sinclair Fuels, where a new building was under construction. DANA SHAW

authorStaff Writer on Sep 3, 2025
UPDATE: The fire at a commercial property in Hampton Bays on Wednesday evening was sparked by a man who tried to start at all-terrain vehicle that had been kept in... more

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