By John Valenti
Newsday

GLEN COVE, N.Y. — Nine firefighters suffered "minor" injuries, mostly due to smoke inhalation, and at least three buildings were damaged in a massive fire that took more than 100 firefighters about one hour to bring under control and several hours to extinguish Tuesday night in Glen Cove.

The blaze, which broke out in a printing shop on Glen Street, caused "considerable damage" to two of the buildings, Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office division supervisor Vincent McManus said. The cause remains under investigation, but is not considered suspicious, McManus said.

Investigators believe the fire started sometime around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the rear work area of Community Coupons, a commercial printing shop that prints coupon books, at 103 Glen St. in Glen Cove.

Responding to the call at 6:15 p.m., firefighters from the Glen Cove Fire Department found the building "fully involved" and soon more than 10 departments — and more than 100 firefighters — were on the scene.

McManus said the fire forced the evacuation of about 50 residents from a multiple dwelling down the block from the print shop. The blaze caused substantial damage to the shop, as well as to a vacant three-story structure undergoing renovation next door to the print shop. A nearby car dealership, North Coast Subaru, suffered what McManus called "minor smoke and water damage" to its property.

Some of the firefighters injured fighting the blaze were treated at Glen Cove Hospital, while others were transported to other area hospitals.

All the injuries were considered "minor" and due to heat exhaustion, McManus said.

"It was a big fire," McManus said, adding no one in any of the buildings was injured.

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