Nearly two dozen people were injured, including several New York City firefighters (FDNY) Saturday, when a massive fire broke out at an apartment building in Queens.
FDNY Chief of Fire Operations Kevin Woods said firefighters first got word of the fire at a two-story wooden building in Queens just before 10 a.m., and when they arrived, two buildings were fully involved, and the fire was spreading to a third building.
Woods added that rescuers were able to get to the second floor above the fire “under high heat and zero visibility” where one resident was trapped.
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The resident was taken to a hospital.
In total, 17 firefighters, two members of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and two civilians were injured.
None of the injuries are life-threatening, Woods said.
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“We want to thank the staff at all of these area hospitals for taking care of our personnel,” Woods added.
He said the five-alarm fire, which corresponds to using 250 firefighters, left “heavy damage” to the building and many of the families are displaced.
Woods added that the historic homes were built in 1930 and made entirely of wood.
The fire was under control, he said, adding the cause was under investigation.
