Crime & Safety

Fire Breaks Out In Flanders Home With Residents Inside: PD

Residents were able to get out safely, police say.

The fire broke out Sunday morning, police said.
The fire broke out Sunday morning, police said. (Shutterstock)

FLANDERS, NY — A fire broke out in a Flanders house Sunday morning with residents home inside, police said.

The residential structure fire on Priscilla Avenue in Flanders was reported at 9:16 a.m., Southampton Town police said.

Police and the Flanders Fire Department responded; all residents were able to safely exit the

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structure, police said.

Two residents sustained minor injuries from broken glass while exiting, police said. The fire, which appears to have started in the basement, was extinguished and Southampton Town detectives and fire marshals are investigating, police said.

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The fire does not appear criminal in nature, police said.


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