Up-to-date: 4:50 p.m. – Riverhead firefighters produced a speedy prevent of a operating fireplace at the Dwelling Depot retailer on Route 58 this afternoon.
A report of a composition fire at the Riverhead Centre home improvement shop arrived in at about 12:30 p.m.
The fire commenced outside the setting up at the entrance of the shop, Riverhead Fireplace Office spokesperson Bill Sanok said at the scene. It consumed garden chairs stacked up exterior the making in opposition to the front wall and unfold to the exterior wall. The hearth scorched the entrance wall in the region all over the main entrance, creating intensive damage to the facade.
There ended up no reviews of accidents.
Riverhead Police, Riverhead Hearth Office and Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. Riverhead Police detectives, the Riverhead Fire Marshal’s Business office and the Suffolk County Police Section Arson Squad are investigating.
At this time the investigation is ongoing but it seems to be non-prison in mother nature, law enforcement claimed.
Anyone with added details is urged to contact the Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500 x 312. All calls will be saved private, law enforcement mentioned.
Reporting from the scene by Alek Lewis
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