Thursday, October 1, 2026
Lynbrook firefighters responded to a reported car fire at Sunrise Highway and Horton Avenue on the afternoon of June 8 during the homebound rush hour.
Hose Company, Tally-Ho Company, and Truck Company, responded to the scene, where firefighters found a car fully involved in the parking lot of Leslie’s Pool Supply store on Sunrise just east of Horton Avenue.
Hose Company stretched a hose line and extinguished the burning vehicle that was totally destroyed. With two lanes closed on Sunrise Highway due to the fire, traffic, which was backed up to for more than a mile. The highway was totally re-opened in about an hour.
