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Dec 25, 2023, 6:20 AM

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A Christmas Eve fire in Central Islip has left five families without a home for the holiday, officials say.

Flames tore through the house on Myrtle Avenue Sunday at around 6 p.m.

It took over two hours for 10 fire departments to extinguish the blaze.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.