Large apartment building fire in Queens displaces residents ahead of the holidays. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
Firefighters are battling a raging fire at an apartment building in Queens.
Reports of the fire on 47th Avenue came in around noon Wednesday. The fire was reported on the sixth floor of the building and had escalated to five alarms within two hours. Only apartments on the top three floors were impacted by the inferno.
Traffic was disrupted in the area.
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WATCH HEREFourteen people have been hurt, though the FDNY said none of their injuries were considered to be life-threatening. Four firefighters and two members of the NYPD were injured.
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SIGN UP The FDNY said about 40-50 people were displaced as a result of the flames.
A cause of the fire is under investigation.
