Crime & Safety
Over A Dozen Injured, Hundreds Displaced In Queens Apartment Building Fire
The FDNY said a total of 14 people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries and a firefighter is in serious but stable condition.
December 21, 2023
NEW YORK -- A stubborn fire displaced hundreds of residents from an apartment building in Queens on Wednesday.
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The FDNY said a total of 14 people were treated with non-life-threatening injuries, including a firefighter who is in serious but stable condition.
It was a massive scene on 47th Avenue in Sunnyside, with nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel at one point responding to the multi-alarm blaze. "I feel bad for the people that lost their apartment. I've never seen something like this," one person said.
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