Six people were hurt, almost all of them firefighters, when giant orange flames tore through a residential building in Queens overnight, displacing residents and raining debris, authorities say.
According to the FDNY, a 3:30 a.m. call came in about fire on the first floor of a two-story home in Ridgewood, on Madison Street between Seneca and Onderdonk avenues.
Video posted to the Citizen app showed firefighters encountered heavy flames. Three buildings were impacted in total. It took about three hours to contain the fire, which escalated to five alarms at its peak.
One of the injured firefighters had an air conditioner topple out a window and fall on him at the scene. He was taken to a hospital with “significant” pain, officials said.
The other firefighters’ injuries were said to be minor, as was the injury to the civilian.
Operations were ongoing throughout the early morning hours Tuesday. Displaced residents in Red Cross blankets were seen standing on the side of the street, watching the firefighting effort.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were displaced. The Red Cross is assisting them.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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