2 Dead, 1 Injured In Northeast Queens Apartment Fire, FDNY Says

POMONOK, QUEENS — Two people died and one was hurt after a fire tore through an apartment building in northeast Queens early on Wednesday morning, the FDNY said.

The fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. on the top floor of a four-story apartment building located at 71-02 162nd Street in Pomonok. Videos posted on Citizen show giant plumes of smoke billowing out of the building.

Firefighters quickly began searching through the top-floor apartment, but their rescue efforts were delayed "due to clutter" in the apartment. They ultimately found two people who died in the blaze, and one who was hurt by the fire, records show.

Multiple sources reported that the two people who died were an elderly man and woman, who appear to be husband and wife.

The blaze was put under control by 5:25 a.m., according to the FDNY.

Fire officials did not immediately respond to Patch's inquiry asking what happened to the person who was non-fatally hurt by the blaze. They did also not yet confirm the cause of the blaze.