Lindenhurst, NY - February 23, 2018 - Suffolk County Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are investigating a residential fire that killed a Lindenhurst woman on Thursday, February 22.
First Precinct officers responded to a 911 call regarding a fire at a residence on 34th St. at 3:08 a.m. Two nearby residents attempted to enter the home but were unable. Firefighters from the North Lindenhurst Volunteer Fire Department and the Lindenhurst Fire Department responded to extinguish the fire.
After the fire was extinguished, the body of Ramona Angwin, 79, was located inside. The woman, a resident of the home, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
The Babylon Town Fire Marshal also responded. A preliminary investigation has determined the cause of the fire to be non-criminal.