Two adults and a child were killed in a fast-moving fire in Flushing, Queens Monday, the FDNY said.
Two adults and a child were killed in a fast-moving fire in Flushing , Queens Monday, the FDNY said. The FDNY said the fire broke out just before 12:30 p.m. in the first and second floor of a 3-story multiple dwelling at 44-49 College Point Boulevard in Flushing .
'Upon arrival, we had heavy fire on all three floors of this building. In addition to that, we noticed three jumpers, three people that jumped from the upper floors, three victims. There was also a victim trapped at the second floor which our members removed via portable ladder,' Chief of Fire Operations Kevin Woods said. 'This is a difficult and tragic day. There were several victims of this fire. I can confirm for you at this point that there were three fatalities and several very critical patients taken to the hospital,' FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said. 'I can tell you that the Fire Department did an extraordinary job under difficult circumstances putting this fire out and saving people.' Woods said two firefighters were briefly trapped in the blaze when the stairs collapsed beneath them. They were pulled out. 'As all that is happening, other members are performing CPR on the victims in the street,' Woods said. Including the three people who died, two other people were in critical condition, and four were in stable condition. Five firefighters were also treated and are in stable condition. The fire quickly grew to four alarms with more than 230 firefighters and EMS personnel responding, the FDNY said. Residents impacted by smoke in the area were advised to keep their windows shut while the FDNY battled the fire.
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