A fire erupted at around 3 a.m. in a rear storage building at Braun Seafood Co. in Cutchogue Wednesday. Firefighters from departments across the North Fork were continuing to pump water on it as of 6 a.m.
Braun Seafood owner Ken Homan said the fire destroyed a portion of a building that houses a large freezer for seafood storage. By 6 a.m. the roof of the building had completely collapsed. Cody Homan, the owner’s son, said the freezer is where the company keeps “so much of what we sell all summer.”
“But we will open as soon as possible,” he continued, adding that the market and takeout sections were untouched. “We will come back better than ever.” He said they hope to be open for business this morning,
Braun Seafood Co. opened in 1928.