Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke Tuesday evening out on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, according to the FDNY.
Five people were taken to local hospitals after a fire broke out Tuesday evening on the second floor of a three-story apartment building in Queens, prompting many to jump from windows to get to safety, according to the FDNY.
Reports of the fire on 23rd Avenue came in at around 8 p.m. Overall, 12 units and 60 firefighters responded to the scene.
The flames were seen bursting out of the windows of the Astoria apartment building as two people jumped for their lives to the ground while neighbors called 911.
Firefighters ended up rescuing four people from the fire, including a woman and baby who were on a fire escape in the back of the building.
In the end, six people were hurt, with five of them being taken to area hospitals. Their conditions are unknown. The sixth person was treated at the scene.
The fire was ultimately under control at around 8:27 p.m.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Several people were injured after a heavy fire broke out at an apartment building in Queens on Tuesday night.
ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) — Several people were injured after a heavy fire broke out at an apartment building in Queens on Tuesday night.
Firefighters responded to the scene at 42-13 23rd Avenue in Astoria just before 8 p.m. and discovered flames shooting from the front windows of a three-story building.
The fire was determined to be on the second floor.
Two people jumped from the building, desperate to survive the flames.
FDNY officials say there were a total of six victims in the incident. Five of those victims were taken to nearby hospitals and one person was treated on the scene.
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