Automatic fire alarm at student center in Hempstead

Heard on: Nassau County Fire - Battalions 2,3, & 4

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Welcome to Uniondale.

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Automatic alarm.

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The Hoffer, Sandra, and David S.

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Mac Student Center, 200 Circle Road East, between Northern Boulevard and Circle Road West.

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One 257 , dispatcher seven nine.

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Two 41240 .

00:32

We seem to do have a natural gas leak under the road surface on Alton Street.

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We've checked out surrounding properties.

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We do have readings in the basement of 2863 Woods Avenue, alias Smith and Jones Restaurant, which is a 50 by 75 one-story Type 3 commercial.

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We're continuing to meter this large building, finding traces throughout.

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So working to remove the haze and ventilate the building.

00:59

All the surrounding properties checked out, negative readings.

01:07

23241, report given on 1250.

01:13

691 is on scene.

2026-10-28 16:56 UTC

Fire

Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, Hempstead, NY 11550

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an automatic alarm at a student center near Circle Road East in Uniondale. They then investigated a possible natural gas leak under Alton Street and found gas readings in the basement of a commercial building on Woods Avenue. Units checked nearby properties and worked to ventilate the affected building.