Crime & Safety
4 Hurt After Blaze Erupts At LeFrak City Wednesday Morning: FDNY
Firefighters rushed to the giant housing development on the edge of Forest Hills to battle a blaze in a 10th floor unit, the FDNY tweeted.
QUEENS, NY — A fire broke out at a 20-tower housing development on the edge of Forest Hills Wednesday morning injuring four people, according to the FDNY.
The blaze began shortly after 8 a.m. on the 10th floor of an apartment building within LeFrak City, fire officials said.
Firefighters quickly issued an all-hands alarm, and rushed to the 18-story tower located at 97-15 Horace Harding Expressway, located on the expressway between 99th Street and Junction Boulevard, according to the FDNY.
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Videos uploaded to Citizen show several fire trucks crowding the tower's front parking lot, and smoke emanating from one of the tower's windows.
Less than an hour later, about 8:50 a.m., firefighters got the blaze under control, the FDNY said, but four people were still hurt in the process.
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Two civilians and two firefighters were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, a spokesperson said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the FDNY.
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