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Blaze that killed suburban NYC police captain, family destroyed home, melted paint on cars
CARMEL, N.Y. — The fire that killed a police captain and most of his family was so intense that it burned their bodies beyond recognition, destroyed the family’s suburban New York home and melted paint off cars. monster cable headphone
Officials were still looking for a cause in Tuesday’s early morning blaze at the Carmel, N.Y., home of Larchmont Police Department Captain Thomas Sullivan, “Everything’s being explored ... whether it was suspicious or not is still being investigated,” said Carmel Police Chief Michael Johnson.
The blaze was so intense that it melted the siding of two nearby homes and prevented firefighters from entering, said Johnson. It took firefighters from several towns three hours to extinguish the flames. Video of the fire, posted on the website of the Journal News, showed the home being nearly entirely consumed by a fireball.
The fire also melted plastic and paint on cars at the home.
Officials were able to find Sullivan’s body on the rear deck, where Johnson said he apparently landed after jumping from the second floor. Two other bodies have been recovered but not identified, and the fourth has possibly been located by a cadaver-sniffing dog.
“They were pretty well burned,” Johnson said. “It’s very difficult to identify them without an autopsy and DNA.” cheap beats by dre headphones
The other victims are believed to be Sullivan’s wife, Donna, and his two teenage daughters, 18-year-old Meaghan and 13-year-old Mairead. His son, 20-year-old Thomas Sullivan Jr., escaped by crawling down the stairs and out of the garage after being woken up by his father, Johnson said.
“He was screaming that there was fire in the house,” he said.
monster beats outletThe fire, reported by a neighbor just before 2 a.m., left little behind of the family’s home on a quiet street in Carmel, Putnam County, about 60 miles north of New York City.
Johnson said no 911 calls came from inside the house, which he said was equipped with multiple wired smoke detectors. None sent any alarm to a monitoring station.
Sullivan was a former New York police officer assigned to the Bronx who had left the city for the comparatively tranquil suburbs two decades ago because he felt he could make a bigger difference in a smaller community. cheap dre beats
