Crime & Safety
Nesconset Motel Fire Sends Occupant to Hospital
Nesconset Fire Department responded a fire at the American Best Value Inn early Friday morning.
An early morning fire at a Nesconset motel sent its occupant to the hospital, according to Suffolk County police.
Police said Nesconset Fire Department and Smithtown fire chiefs responded to calls from the Americas Best Value Inn, previously the Econolodge, on Nesconset Highway reporting a fire in one of its hotel rooms.
The fire started in one of the occupied hotel room's bathrooms. The fire was quickly brought under control but first responders transported one person to Stony Brook University Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to police.
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The fire was determined not to be criminal in nature. Suffolk County police's Arson squad was not asked to respond, police said.
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