Overview

• First responders were called shortly after midnight to Halal Munchies on East Marie Street, where flames damaged multiple businesses including House of Donuts and a nearby church.
• All occupants escaped and one firefighter sustained a minor injury as crews extinguished the fire and continued to monitor for flare-ups.
• Roughly 200 firefighters from Hicksville and neighboring departments battled a fourth-alarm blaze for about two and a half hours, with the county Fire Marshal Drone Team assisting.
• The fire was first reported in the restaurant’s basement, and the Hicksville fire chief credited interior fire walls with preventing the entire row from burning.
• The cause remains under investigation by the Nassau County fire marshal and police, it is not considered suspicious, and the Town of Oyster Bay will evaluate the building as House of Donuts announced a temporary closure due to damage.