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Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

Westhampton Beach Fire Department volunteers rushed to the scene of a fire on Cook Street in Westhampton on Tuesday. LISA FINN

By Lisa Finn on Jan 17, 2012
An unattended candle in a basement may have sparked a fire at a Westhampton Beach home on Tuesday afternoon, according to Westhampton Beach Fire Department Chief John “Chip” Bancroft. No... more

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