Crime & Safety
Queens Village Blaze Put Out In Under 30 Minutes: FDNY
The FDNY dispatched multiple units and 60 firefighters to stop the fire, according to the department.
QUEENS, NY — A house in Queens Village caught fire Saturday, prompting more than 60 firefighters from 12 units to respond, according to the FDNY.
No one was injured at the home located at 220-21 106th Ave., officials said. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 6:25 a.m.
The fire was under control by 6:51, said a spokesman for the fire department via email.
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Witnesses of the fire overheard police saying that it might have been caused by an air conditioning unit, according to Citizen App.
The FDNY is investigating the fire, the spokesman said.
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