Indian-American entrepreneur dies after cottage catches fire

An IndianAmerican entrepreneur and her dog perished in a fire which broke out at her Dix Hills cottage home in Long Island New York on December 14 officials saidAccording to police they responded to the blaze at 253 am on December 14 inside the cottage in Dix Hills Two police officers and a sergeant attempted to save Tanya Bathija 32 but the flames were too strongThe victim died in the incident before local fire departments were able to fully extinguish the blaze The policemen were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment after inhaling smoke they said on SaturdayThe Suffolk County Police Department SCPD said after an initial investigation the fire has been determined to be noncriminalBathija lived in the cottage behind her parents house on Carlls Straight Path Suffolk Police Det Lt Kevin Beyrer head of the departments homicide squad saidAlso Read US Driveby shooting injures two at funeral at Nashville churchBathijas father Gobind Bathija a businessman and a community leader woke up early to exercise before work on December 14 when he looked out of the window and noticed that the cottage was on fire Beyrer saidHe alerted his wife and called 911 They ran outside towards the cottage and tried to get their daughter out but it was fully engulfed the officer addedTanya Bathija was wellknown in the community in Dix Hills an affluent hamlet on Long Island in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County New YorkAfter completing her MBA in accounting and finance she went on to become a successful businesswoman She had recently opened a Dunkin Donuts outlet in Bellport and had another one in the works for Blue PointShe was also involved in both the Bellport and Patchogue chamber of commerce and worked with the Boys and Girls Club and Long Island Head StartTanya was an amazing and energetic business leader for the community She will be dearly missed David Kennedy executive director Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce saidA funeral will take place on Sunday at 10 am at Maloneys Lake Funeral Home and Cremation Centre in Lake Ronkonkoma A prayer service will be held the same day at 4 pm at Asamai Hindu Temple in Hicksville family members saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever