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Peter Zukas, 81, dies in fast-moving house fire in Locust Valley

An elderly man was killed in a fast-moving house fire in Locust Valley Friday. Family members tell News 12 Long Island that Peter Zukas had just returned to his home on Second Avenue after having

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