NYC 5-alarm fire injures at least 17 firefighters, others as blaze damages multiple apartment buildings
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Video Officials give update on massive 5-alarm residential fire that left dozens injured in NYC Officials give an update on a massive residential fire Saturday that left at least 21 people, including firefighters, injured in Queens, New York.
Nearly two dozen people were injured, including several New York City firefighters (FDNY) Saturday, when a massive fire broke out at an apartment building in Queens .
FDNY chief of Fire Operations Kevin Woods said firefighters first got word of the fire just before 10 a.m. in a two-story wooden building in Queens and when they arrived, two buildings were fully involved, and it was spreading to a third building.
Woods added that rescuers were able to get to the second floor above the fire "under high heat and zero visibility" where one resident was trapped.
Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in Queens, N.Y., Saturday. (FDNY)
In total, 17 firefighters were injured, two members of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and two civilians.
None of the injuries are life-threatening, Woods said.
New York City firefighters regroup outside a residential building in Queens during an active fire response as crews continue working to extinguish the blaze on Saturday. (Peter Gerber)
"We want to thank the staff at all of these area hospitals for taking care of our personnel," Woods added.
He said the fifth-alarm fire , which corresponds to using 250 firefighters, left "heavy damage" to the building and many of the families are displaced.
Firefighters spray water onto a severely damaged residential building during an active fire response as smoke and debris fill the air Saturday in Queens, N.Y. (Peter Gerber)
Woods added that the historic residences were built in 1930 and completely made of wood.
The fire is under control, he said, adding that the cause is under investigation.
Brie Stimson is a Los Angeles-based entertainment and breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.
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