US EditionNYC fire kills woman, injures others as FDNY searches for missing person
- On Monday, a fourth-alarm fire tore through three attached buildings in Elmhurst, Queens, killing one woman and injuring eight people including two firefighters.
- Flames began on the first floor at 83-32 Dongan Avenue just before 7 p.m. Monday and quickly spread; the cause remains under investigation and fire marshals are expected to lead.
- Responders forced entry as the fire extended into two adjoining buildings and conducted thorough searches, while part of the rear of the original building collapsed, and a firefighter was helped to safety.
- Neighbors said they were woken and forced to evacuate as smoke and fire damage to neighboring homes displaced about 19 people and affected block residents.
- Icy streets complicated firefighting and rescue operations as cold weather froze water on the street, causing slip-and-fall incidents while flames remained uncontrolled Monday night.
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Woman, 34, Killed in 4-Alarm House Fire, 1 Person Still Missing and 9 Injured
A 10-year-old and 13-year-old were among those injured in the blazeNEED TO KNOWA house fire erupted on the first floor of a two-story building in Elmhurst, Queens, on Monday, Feb. 9The fire spread to two neighboring structures and vacate orders were issued for all three buildingsIn total, nine people were injured, one person was pronounced dead and one more person remains missingA 34-year-old woman is dead after a four-alarm house fire ripped th…
1 dead, 9 hurt after raging fire at home in Elmhurst: FDNY
A raging fire left one person dead and several injured, including children, Monday night in a Queens home. The incident occurred around 6:44 p.m. Monday at a multi-family residence located at 83-32 Dongan Ave in the Elmhurst neighborhood. A 34-year-old woman died at the scene, and firefighters are searching for another person missing in the basement. A 22-year-old man was rushed to Harlem Hospital and was in critical condition. A 10-year-old gir…
Woman killed, 8 injured in fire in Queens, NY; 2 firefighters among injured
A woman was killed and eight people, including two firefighters, were injured after a fourth-alarm fire tore through three buildings in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, according to authorities. FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Paul Miller said the fire was reported at about 7 p.m. Monday at 83-33 Dongan Avenue. Firefighters arrived in under five minutes and encountered heavy fire on the second floor of one of the buildings as occupants were evac…
Raging 4-alarm NYC house fire injures 2 firefighters, 7 people — including 1 critically
The raging inferno broke out around 6:44 p.m. on the first floor of a residential building on Dongan Avenue between Poyer Street and Broadway in Elmhurst, according to the fire department.
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