Wantagh Fire Department responds to car blaze on the Southern State Parkway

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The Wantagh Fire Department responded to a car fire on the Southern State Parkway in Wantagh this morning.

On March 15, at around 8:15 a.m., the department responded to a report of a car blaze on the Southern State Parkway near Wantagh Avenue. Chief of Department Leonard Mathewson was in command as engines 2 and 4 extinguished the fire and conducted an overhaul.

Assistant Chiefs William Stevens and Paul Krussman, an EMS captain and an on-duty safety officer were on the scene. First responders were at the location for around 20 minutes and no injuries were reported.