Nearly 50 Richmond Hill residents were displaced from their homes and three firefighters were injured when a six-alarm fire burned through six buildings early last Thursday morning, according to the FDNY.
The Fire Department reported that the blaze broke out around 1 a.m. inside a business at 109-25 Jamaica Ave. before traveling up to the attic space, or cockloft, at the top of the building and spreading to the neighboring structures. The units arrived on the scene within three minutes of the first emergency call, Assistant FDNY Chief John Hodgens said at the site.
âWe had an advanced fire on arrival. The business was closed up. It quickly extended into a common area that runs above the ceiling in these old framed structures,â Hodgens said.
Two Men Die In Separate Fatal Car Crashes In Queens
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Two men were killed in Queens in separate car collisions this week, the Queens District Attorney Office announced on Friday.
Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, Taher Ali Hassan, 63, of Cypress Hills was driving a black Chevrolet Trailblazer westbound on the Belt Parkway near Howard Beach when he struck the back of a black Nissan Pathfinder. As the two drivers exited their cars to exchange information on the parkway, Jason Bical drove a Chevy Malibu at a high speed into Hassan, Queens DA Melinda Katz said in a press release.
A 22-year-old man on Monday was shot in the head on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park.
By Michael V. Cusenza
A 22-year-old man was shot to death Monday night in Ozone Park, according to police and published reports.
The still-unidentified victim was discovered unconscious and unresponsive on Liberty Avenue near 90th Street, authorities said. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he later succumbed to his wounds.
Area residents told The Forum that the neighborhood is fairly quiet. At least two neighbors, who declined to give their names, told The Forum that they heard two “pops” Monday night, but dismissed them as sounds emanating from an enhanced street racing automobile.
At least 40 Richmond Hill residents were displaced from their homes and three firefighters were injured when a six-alarm fire burned through six buildings early Thursday morning, according to the
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