A fire in a Flushing, Queens townhouse injured three people on Friday morning. Firefighters faced frozen hydrants, forcing them to run water lines from neighboring blocks, causing a delay in extinguishing the blaze. The fire originated on the first floor and was found to be caused by multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries, indicating a possible e-bike repair operation in the basement. Two residents of a neighboring home were treated for smoke inhalation, and a third resident was injured after slipping and falling during evacuation.
Friday, January 24, 2025 3:22PMA fire in a Flushing, Queens townhouse injured three people on Friday morning.As they battled the flames, firefighters encountered frozen hydrants, so they were forced to run water lines from neighboring blocks.
"The first companies got there and they had heavy fire coming out the first floor. When they stretched their hose, they had a frozen hydrant in front of the building, so they had to go up and find another hydrant up the road, so there was a delay in water. We have water in the fire engine, the booster, so they were able to use that water until the chauffeur was able to secure a working hydrant that was further up the block. Engine 273 was faced with heavy fire down on the first floor.
Two residents of a neighboring home were treated for serious exposure to smoke. A third resident slipped and fell while evacuating to the street."At the same time, Ladder Company 129 had two victims coming out the rear of the exposure with smoke inhalation. The companies put out the fire, and then saw that it was multiple e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries that had been on fire," Chief Paolicelli said.
At least six e-bikes were found in the basement along with parts and tools, indications of a possible e-bike repair operation.The cause of the fire is under investigation.Janice Yu has more on the 58 immigrant students in Newark recognized for the book they wrote,"We Were Strangers Once, Too."
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