Fire broke out in one of the units at the Atlantic Bluffs co-op complex in Montauk on Saturday evening, heavily damaging a portion of the property.
Smoke could be seen from as far away as the Amagansett ocean beaches as firefighters from three departments worked to put out the blaze.
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The Montauk Fire Department mobilized a full response and called in its tower truck. An Amagansett Fire Department tanker and personnel raced east at about 7 p.m., after its aid was sought. East Hampton sent equipment and fire volunteers as well.
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It was a chaotic scene, with flames coming from multiple points in one of the two-story buildings. Most of the units in the wood-sided complex have balconies, reached by exterior stairways.
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The Montauk fire chiefs were concerned that a portion of the roof could cave in, putting firefighters at serious risk. Before the blaze was brought under control around 10 p.m., a section of roof had collapsed.
Firefighters were able to contain the damage to several units on the southwest corner of the property.
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There were no reported injuries. A report of the cause of the fire was not yet available.