Four people were hospitalized early Monday for treatment of smoke inhalation after a three-alarm fire erupted on house boats docked at the Haven Marina in Port Washington, according to reports.
It took firefighters from six departments more than an hour to put out the fire, which totaled one boat and heavily damaged two others, according to a News 12 report.
Firefighters from departments in Port Washington, Manhasset-Lakeville, Roslyn, Great Neck Vigilant, Plandome and Albertson responded to the fire, which took place off Matinecock Avenue in Manhorhaven just after 2 a.m. Monday, Newsday reported.
Fire officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
Brian Waterson, assistant Port Washington fire chief, told News 12 it was difficult for firefighters to reach the site of the fire because the docks at Haven are very narrow and were covered with ice.
News 12 reported that propane tanks located on the three boats likely exacerbated the fire, which displaced residents.
“I saw the flames and the smoke approach [a neighbor’s] front sliding doors and the next thing I saw that giving and the fire coming into her boat and I said at that point I need to get out of here,” Manorhaven resident Tony Leon told News 12.
An investigation, Nassau County police said, is still ongoing.
