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Firefighters take on blaze at Queens home

Firefighters battled a three alarm fire at 90-16 80 Street in Queens. A fireman on a ladder is seen at the fire

Aug. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that broke out in Queens on Friday morning. At 9:45 a.m. on Aug. 9, FDNY personnel responded to the call of a fire at 80-16 80th St. Units arrived to find a fire in the cockloft of a pair of private dwellings, between…

Queens firefighters battle three-alarm fire at home that left five residents injured

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Jul. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Fire marshals in Queens are investigating the cause and origin of a three-alarm fire on Sunday morning that left five residents and three firefighters injured. Fire Department sources said the blaze ignited at 168-20 Liberty Ave. in Jamaica just before 3 a.m. on July 28 and spread to…

Woman dead, 1-year-old baby injured in Forest Hills apartment fire: NYPD

Aug. 19, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A woman died and four others — including a 1-year-old child — were injured as a result of an apartment fire in Forest Hills late Friday night, according to authorities. FDNY and NYPD personnel responded to a call regarding the fire at 71-11 Austin St., at 71st Avenue and…
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FDNY battles two-alarm house fire in South Jamaica early Monday morning

May. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry An early morning two-alarm fire ripped through a home in South Jamaica Monday morning. The blaze broke out just before 5 a.m. on May 15 and arriving units encountered heavy fire from the first floor and second floors in the house, located at 131-10 142nd St., one block east…
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