A Wantagh woman escaped harm's way when a fire broke out in her home just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
According to a public information officer from the Wantagh Fire Department, members of the Oceanside Fire Department were en route to fire school when they noticed smoke emanating from the Oakland Avenue home. A police officer entered the home and escorted the woman out to safety. She was not injured during the incident.
Chief William Allen said the cause of the fire has not been determined as of yet, and it took three hose lines to extinguish the blaze.
Oakland Avenue was shut down while the firefighters contained the situation.
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