Dumpster fire at KFC, third this week in Riverhead

The Riverhead Fire Department was called to the scene of a dumpster fire at KFC Friday afternoon.

Riverhead firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. It was the third dumpster fire in Riverhead this week. Firefighters were called on Friday Aug. 24 to a dumpster fire at the Fairfield apartment complex on Roanoke Avenue just north of Route 58. See Story. They were also called on Monday Aug. 27 to a dumpster fire behind Best Buy on Route 58. See story.

The cause of the fire is unknown, Riverhead Fire Department Chief Tony White said. “It could have been anything, even a lit cigarette.”

No buildings were evacuated, according to White.

Riverhead Fire Department responded to the call shortly before 4 p.m.

RiverheadLOCAL photos by Emil Breitenbach Jr.
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