NYC 5-alarm fire injures at least 17 firefighters, others as blaze damages multiple apartment buildings

Nearly 2 twelve group were injured, including respective New York City firefighters (FDNY) Saturday, erstwhile a monolithic occurrence collapsed retired astatine an flat building successful Queens.

FDNY main of Fire Operations Kevin Woods said firefighters first sewage connection of nan occurrence conscionable earlier 10 a.m. successful a two-story woody building successful Queens and erstwhile they arrived, 2 buildings were afloat involved, and it was spreading to a 3rd building.

Woods added that rescuers were capable to get to nan 2nd level supra nan occurrence "under precocious power and zero visibility" wherever 1 resident was trapped.

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Firefighters conflict a five-alarm occurrence successful Queens, N.Y., Saturday. (FDNY)

They were taken to nan hospital.

In total, 17 firefighters were injured, 2 members of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 2 civilians.

None of nan injuries are life-threatening, Woods said.

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New York City firefighters regroup extracurricular a residential building successful Queens during an progressive occurrence consequence arsenic crews proceed moving to extinguish nan blaze connected Saturday. (Peter Gerber)

"We want to convey nan unit astatine each of these area hospitals for taking attraction of our personnel," Woods added.

He said nan fifth-alarm fire, which corresponds to utilizing 250 firefighters, near "heavy damage" to nan building and galore of nan families are displaced.

Firefighters spray h2o onto a severely damaged residential building during an progressive occurrence consequence arsenic fume and debris capable nan aerial Saturday successful Queens, N.Y. (Peter Gerber)

Woods added that nan historical residences were built successful 1930 and wholly made of wood.

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The occurrence is nether control, he said, adding that nan origin is nether investigation.