“Detectives believe the origin of these fires stemmed from the initial backyard fire on North Cozine Road,” the police ...
Law enforcement agencies are still interviewing all 911 callers to rule out any possibilities, but they "strongly feel that it was accidental." ...
Over 80 volunteer fire departments from across the country battled the fire and managed to contain it within 24 hours.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said the "operating theory" is that a fire was started at about 9:30 a.m.