75 firefighters respond to West Hempstead boarding house fire that displaces 11; no injuries reported

Eleven people were displaced after a fire broke out Tuesday evening at a West Hempstead home that appeared to be a boarding house, Nassau fire officials said.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., the West Hempstead Fire Department responded to an "active fire" in a two-story structure on Oak Street, Capt. Michael Mennella with the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office said in a news release.

No injuries were reported, but the 11 occupants "who lived in the structure have been displaced as the home appears to be used as a boarding/rooming house," Mennella said.

Firefighters controlled the blaze, which was burning in the structure's basement, after 15 minutes, according to the release. About 75 firefighters, including volunteers from departments in Elmont, Franklin Square, Hempstead and South Hempstead, responded to the alarm.

The Town of Hempstead Building Department also responded to assess the damage, Mennella said. Investigators from the fire marshal’s office and Nassau County Police Department Arson/Bomb Squad detectives are investigating the origin and cause of the fire.