On Thursday Afternoon the Cutchogue Fire Department was called to assist the Southold Fire Department at the scene of a working house fire on Soundview Ave. in Southold.

Cutchogue Firefighters responded to the scene with an additional engine and upon arrival provided additional manpower on the fire ground and assisted with overhaul.

Crews operated on scene for over an hour before being released.

North fork Patch Article 3/15/24
SOUTHOLD, NY — Fire ripped through a Southold home Thursday afternoon, officials said.

According to Southold Fire Department Chief Ty Cochran, the house broke out in a home on Soundview Avenue at 1:38 p.m.

The Southold Fire Department responded; the Cutchogue Fire Department was also at the scene, as was the Greenport Fire Department with a rapid intervention team, he said.

"It was a stubborn fire," but firefighters extinguished the blaze, Cochran said.

No one was home when the fire broke out, he added.

Although the home was damaged, the structure was saved. "It is not a total loss," Cochran said.