Richie Holst, 60, was a firefighter with the Huntington Manor Fire Department.

Richie Holst, 60, was a firefighter with the Huntington Manor Fire Department. (HANDOUT)

By ANDREW RAMOS wpix.com

12:23 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2009
HUNTINGTON STATION (WPIX)—
A Long Island firefighter has died after battling an early morning blaze, fire officials announced.

The fallen firefighter has been identified as 60-year-old Richie Holst of the Huntington Manor Fire Department.

Officials said Holst was part of a unit that responded to the blaze that broke out at 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Uber Café Bagel Shop in Huntington Station.

Holst was rushed a nearby hospital after he collapsed at the scene. He pronounced dead a short time later.

The cause of death is under investigation.

Firefighters were able to contain the blaze an hour later.