hydrants unusable in fatal Williston Park fire

Continued from Page 2 their support on GFM but as a family we have decided to accept everyone’s prayers and no funds. Therefore we have requested to pull down the GFM page,” the representative said in a statement.

“The funds will be returned to you who donated. Thank you again.”

A 911 call for an active fire at 252 Lafayette St. was made shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23 with the Garden City Park Fire Department responding first to the scene within 10 minutes in what was a fully involved fire, Uttaro said.

First responders attempted to enter the home to rescue the victim but had to withdraw due to the worsening conditions, Uttaro said.

“Firefighters and police tried to make entry as best they can, but the conditions were too severe to make a safe entry, be able to get in and make some type of rescue,” Uttaro said.

More than 60 firefighters re - sponded to the scene. It took about 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control, Uttaro said. But not before the home was destroyed. Donations to the GoFundMe page are currently paused, per the family’s decisions.