A fire ripped through a Nassau Boulevard Tudor June 5, originating in the basement area, under the kitchen in the vicinity of an upright freezer. Firefighters reported smoke damage throughout the dwelling, with fire and water damage to the basement and first and second floors and a partial first floor collapse in the kitchen.

An occupant said she smelled smoke and investigated the kitchen area. Shortly thereafter, the automatic fire alarm sounded. The occupant also said she saw smoke from the first floor kitchen sink drain and dishwasher area and then saw flames under the sink and self evacuated. She was home alone when the fire started at approximately 2:32 p.m.

Garden City firefighters arrived at the scene four minutes later, receiving mutual aid from the Mineola, Stewart Manor, West Hempstead, Franklin Square-Munson, Williston Park, Garden City Park, New Hyde Park and Elmont fire departments, along with Nassau County Police Department EMS and Mineola VAC. The Garden City Building and Water Departments, as well as LIPA and KeySpan, also reported to the incident.

During the alarm, a Garden City Park ladder truck positioned itself in the rear of a neighbor's driveway. Multiple hand lines were used to extinguish the blaze, with firefighters Mike Morgan, Vincent DiBona, Frank Roca, Ken Williams and Mark Frappied controlling the initial hand line, under the direction of Lt. Joseph Cieslewicz.

Nassau County Fire Marshal Richard Maickel advises that the cause of the fire remains undetermined at this time but is not deemed suspicious.

Ten firefighters, six of whom were from Garden City's department, were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries. Specifically, three were treated and released for heat exhaustion, one suffered lacerations to the index finger from broken glass and received eight stitches while another also suffered lacerations to the hand with associated tendon damage. He underwent surgery to repair the damaged tendons and was released from Winthrop-University Hospital later that evening. Another firefighter was also transported to Winthrop with an apparent myocardial infarction and was admitted.