A number of firefighters have been harm battling a five-alarm hearth which broken a number of residential buildings in New York Metropolis Tuesday night time, officers mentioned.
In keeping with the FDNY, the hearth was reported at about 9:45 p.m. EST at a constructing within the Woodside neighborhood of Queens.
The hearth then unfold to 2 neighboring properties, the FDNY mentioned. Video from the scene confirmed big flames and smoke billowing a whole lot of ft into the air.
Eight firefighters have been taken to a neighborhood hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, the FDNY reported. It is unclear if any civilians have been harm.
There was no speedy phrase on the trigger or circumstances of the hearth. The extent of the harm was additionally unclear.