November 14, 1948. The house of Mr. and Mrs Peter Eklund, was gutted by fire in the morning hours. The Eklund house was located near John Beck’s farm, just outside the St. James Fire District and by the time the fire department received and answered the call, the inside of the house was in flames. The Eklunds were not home at the time of the fire and the alarm was turned in by neighbors. Smithtown News 11-18-1948
St. James FD-House fire on Moriches Road
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