An instructor is recovering from some serious burns after an accident during a training exercise at the Nassau County Fire Academy.
The fire, which happened Thursday morning, is considered an accident. It happened at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy during a set up for a training exercise on a mock boat-like ship.
Fire officials say that combustible liquids that are used to spark fires during their live exercises ignited too soon.
"As they were setting up to get ready for the live fire portion of that training, there were combustible liquids that were ignited causing a flash fire," Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro said.
The good news is that the fire service academy instructor is expected to survive.