US EditionFDNY Battles Massive Multi-Alarm Fire at Vacant Astoria, Queens Church; 6 Firefighters Injured
About 270 firefighters and EMS personnel responded as flames spread from the rectory to the church, and officials said the cause remains unknown.
- On Thursday evening, the New York City Fire Department battled a 5-alarm fire at the vacant First Reformed Church of Astoria in Queens, with flames erupting around 6:46 p.m. and rapidly escalating.
- Historian Dominique Perrot noted the Dutch Reformed Church, likely dating to 1850, had been abandoned for a year before fire officials reported the blaze ignited in a rectory at 27-21 12th St.
- Nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel, comprising 84 units, responded to the scene, where FDNY Chief of Operations Kevin Woods reported six firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including one struck by falling bricks.
- Thick, black smoke forced residents to evacuate nearby buildings and wear masks, as local resident Ana Portilla described the situation as "unbearable" and city Emergency Management officials advised neighbors to close windows.
- Firefighters remained on-site overnight into Friday to monitor for hotspots while operations continued, as the cause of the blaze remains under investigation by officials in Astoria.
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5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Historic Astoria Church, Injures 6 Firefighters
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A five-alarm fire tore through a vacant rectory and spread to a historic Queens church Thursday night, injuring six firefighters and triggering evacuations in the surrounding neighborhood, officials said. The blaze broke out around 6:45 p.m. at the First Reformed Church of Astoria complex in Astoria, according to the Fire Department […]
Historic NYC Church Goes Up in Flames
A historic church has been destroyed in Queens. The New York Post reports: The blaze started at [an unoccupied rectory] attached to the First Reformed Church of Astoria on 12th Street, between 27th Avenue and Main Avenue, around 6:45 p.m. [yesterday evening], according to the FDNY. Roughly 270 firefighters and EMS workers responded to the scene as the flames spread to the church and grew into a 5-alarm fire, fire officials added. Whether this w…
Historic New York City Church Burns in Five-Alarm Fire
A New York City church that had stood in Astoria, Queens for more than 130 years was destroyed by fire on Thursday. The fire at the First Reformed Church of […] The post Historic New York City Church Burns in Five-Alarm Fire appeared first on The Western Journal.
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