12 Firefighters Injured While Battling East Elmhurst, Queens, House Fire

Wind-driven flames trap firefighters

More than a dozen firefighters were injured, some seriously, after a rapidly shifting blaze in East Elmhurst on Sunday trapped several of them as they battled the flames.One member of the FDNY had to use the emergency escape rope known…

14 injured, including 12 firefighters, after fast-spreading fire tears through NYC homes

Fourteen people, including a dozen firefighters, were injured when a massive inferno fueled by high winds tore through multiple Astoria homes on Sunday afternoon.

12 firefighters injured while battling East Elmhurst, Queens, house fire

Fourteen people, including 12 firefighters, were injured in a multiple-alarm fire in Queens on Sunday.

12 firefighters injured after floor collapse in Queens 4-alarm fire

Twelve firefighters, one with serious burns to his body, are recovering after the floor collapsed during a 4-alarm fire in Queens on Sunday. FDNY officials said the blaze erupted at a private home located at 26-26 93 St. in East Elmhurst just before 3 p.m. The flames, which emanated from the top floor, quickly spread to an adjacent home and engulfed the façade. [caption id="attachment_137846840" align="alignnone" width="1200"] Twelve firefighter…

Firefighters hospitalized in Queens blaze: FDNY

ASTORIA, Queens (PIX11) — Over a dozen people, including 12 firefighters, were injured in a multiple-alarm fire in Astoria, according to FDNY officials. Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said 12 firefighters were taken to a nearby hospital, nine of whom sustained serious injuries battling the blaze Sunday afternoon. Two neighbors were injured in the fire, Bonsignore confirmed. [...]

16 injured, including 14 firefighters after fire tears through Queens homes

14 firefighters were among 16 people injured as a fire tore through two homes on 93rd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens Sunday afternoon.