Police Identify Two People Killed in Smithtown Fire Sunday Afternoon

Police in Suffolk County have identified the two people who died in a house fire on Firth Acre Road in Smithtown Sunday afternoon. 

Police responded to a call to 911 calls reporting a house fire at 178 Fifty Acre Road South in Smithtown at approximately 3:15 p.m. A 91-year-old resident of the home was transported to Stony Brook University for treatment of smoke inhalation.

A search of the home located two residents, Christine Lehmann, 52, and her son Nicholas Lehmann 25, inside the home deceased. 

The St. James Fire Department was assisted by multiple departments in fighting the fire. 

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and but appears to be non-criminal. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392. 

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