VIDEO: A fire ripped through through a home in Hempstead early Monday morning, leaving at least one person dead.
The flames broke out at the home on Front Street around 6:30 a.m., sending 55 Hempstead firefighters to tackle the blaze at the three-story house.
"I couldn't believe it, I was like wow," eyewitness Shawn Smith said. "I was sleeping, and I came out to see what was going on."
Firefighters found a woman dead inside the home and also removed a man who suffered serious burn injuries.
"One fatality that's still in the house and one burn victim serious condition that was transported UMNC," Hempstead Fire Marshal Michael Utaro said.
As some firefighters worked to contain the fire, others had to perform rescues of others inside the home.
"The fire was contained relatively quickly by the fire department," Utaro said.