Eyewitness NewsCARMEL (WABC) -- Four people, including a New York police captain and his wife and children, died after after their Carmel home went up in flames and collapsed. The fire burned through the home on Wyndham Lane in Carmel just after 2 a.m.
The house collapsed as flames quickly tore through the structure.
A 20-year-old man was able to escape and was being treated at a local hospital, but Larchmont police Captain Thomas Sullivan, his wife Donna and their two teenage daughters were unable to get out before the collapse."His son was the only one who made it out, in a family of five," Larchmont police Sergeamt Ronald Knudson told the Journal News. "His wife and two daughters perished with Tommy. His son is in the hospital and we don't know his status."
The blaze was so intense that it melted the siding of two nearby homes and prevented firefighters from entering, said Carmel Police Chief Michael Johnson.
Firefighters from Lake Carmel, Mahopac and Brewster assisted in bringing the fire under control at around 5 a.m.
Sullivan is a 15-veteran of the Larchmont police department. He had previously served six to seven years with the New York Police Department.
"He was a dedicated law enforcement individual, an extremely great family man," Knudson said. "His life revolved around his family and his job."
Police brought dogs to the scene to help search for victims.
It took four hours for firefighters to get a handle on the blaze, which remains under investigation.
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