Fire chief: Massive Westbury fire contained, may not be fully out today
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 06, 2021, 8:42am EDT
A massive fire is still burning in Westbury at Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal, causing a massive response from across Long Island
The Covert Lane fire is still burning Thursday morning after fire officials were first called to the scene just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Westbury s fire chief says the blaze has been contained as of about 7:30 a.m., but it may not fully be put out at any point today.
At least 53 departments responded to the fire or were on standby, including three from Suffolk County. Nassau police say about 250 firefighters have been on the scene. The area has several commercial facilities.
LIRR service restored after fire near tracks in Westbury
May 6, 2021
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MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) Long Island Rail Road service was restored Thursday after an overnight suspension on the railroad s Huntington/Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches because of a fire near the tracks in Westbury, railroad officials said.
“Service has been restored on the Port Jefferson & Ronkonkoma branches following a suspension caused by a massive overnight fire adjacent to our tracks in Westbury,” railroad officials tweeted shortly before 9 a.m. Delays of 10 to 15 minutes were expected, the officials said.
The fire at Jamaica Ash and Rubbish Removal was reported shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday and was not yet under control Thursday morning, Newsday reported.
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By - Associated Press - Thursday, May 6, 2021
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Long Island Rail Road service was restored Thursday after an overnight suspension on the railroad’s Huntington/Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches because of a fire near the tracks in Westbury, railroad officials said.
“Service has been restored on the Port Jefferson & Ronkonkoma branches following a suspension caused by a massive overnight fire adjacent to our tracks in Westbury,” railroad officials tweeted shortly before 9 a.m. Delays of 10 to 15 minutes were expected, the officials said.
Massive Long Island fire expected to smolder all day; LIRR service impacted
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A massive 10-alarm fire at a commercial waste facility site on Long Island is finally under control after raging for more than 12 hours and forcing an LIRR service suspension during the morning commute.
Firefighters were still battling hotspots that were expected to smolder throughout the day at the Jamaica Ash & Rubbish Removal Co. in Westbury.
The blaze began around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at the site packed with household trash. Firefighters efforts were hampered because the structure is not accessible from all sides. What made the operation very hard is the fact that the building is basically full, floor to ceiling, of garbage and packaged garbage, which is ready to be shipped, Westbury Fire Chief Kenneth Gass said. So we had to attack it from the exterior, and again, not being able to attack it from both sides of the buildling caused a delay in the tactics and a real hardship