UPDATE: Firefighters Quickly Doused Blaze, Neighbor Says

Update: East Hampton firefighters made a quick stop on a house fire in Whalebone Woods on Friday night, according to the next door neighbor. 

Barry Forde said he smelled smoke and started looking for the source when he saw the first firefighters arrive on Bow Oarsman Road. "I wasn't sure what was burning," Forde said. "When I looked outside, it went up in flames as the fire department arrived. It happened that fast," he said. 

The fire damaged 74 Bow Oarsman Road, a two-story saltbox house at the intersection of Tub Oarsman Road. 

No one was believed to be inside the house when the fire broke out. Forde said he thinks the house was being renovated. 

"The fire department was here fast. I am glad they got here fast — flames were coming out of the roof," said Forde, who said his house is about 70 feet away. He could see flames from his yard. "Definitely thanks to them all."

Firefighters — included the Amagansett Rapid Intervention Team, which was also called out — were headed back to the firehouse at about 11:15 p.m. 

Previously 10:45 p.m.: Firefighters were called to a house fire on Bow Oarsman Road in Whalebone Woods in East Hampton on Friday night.

The East Hampton Fire Department was called for a working structure fire at about 10:15 p.m. The Amagansett Fire Department responded with its Rapid Intervention Team, which is called in case interior firefighters need to be rescued.

By 10:45 p.m., the fire seemed to be knocked down, and firefighters were were looking for hotspots.

The East Hampton Fire Marshal's office was called to the scene.

Check back for more information as it becomes available.

Correction: The fire was on Bow Oarsman Road, not Tub Oarsman Road, in East Hampton. 74 Bow Oarsman Road is directly across from Tub Oarsman Road.