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Moriches man airlifted to hospital for serious burns from backyard incident

Suffolk police say the 42-year-old injured himself while burning wood at his home on Hulse Lane Sunday afternoon.

Tara Rincon

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Nov 9, 2026, 5:28 AM

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A man was seriously hurt in a burn incident at his home in Suffolk County Sunday afternoon.

Suffolk Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating after the 42-year-old burned himself while burning wood in his backyard.

The mishap occurred around 3:30 p.m. at a residence on Hulse Lane in Moriches.

The victim was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital to be treated for serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Detectives do not believe any criminality was involved and there were no other reported injuries.

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