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21 people injured, 240 displaced after a fire decimated an apartment building in Queens INSIDER 2 hrs ago cteh@businessinsider.com (Cheryl Teh) © FDNY/Twitter The New York City Fire Department battled a fire that left 21 people injured in Queens. FDNY/Twitter 350 firefighters are battling a blaze that gutted a Jackson Heights apartment building in Queens, New York. At least 21 people - including 16 firefighters and five civilians - were injured in the fire. The fire tore through the building, which housed around 150 apartments - leaving at least 240 homeless. Some 350 f...

Jackson Heights fire: 21 people injured in 8-alarm fire at an apartment building in CNN 2 hrs ago By Amanda Jackson and Rob Frehse, CNN © WABC About 240 people, or 90 families, have been displaced by the fire, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) . Over 350 firefighters are battling an eight-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building in Queens, New York, on Tuesday. A total of 21 people were injured in the fire, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Deputy Assistant Chief Michael Gala. The injured includes 16 firefighters, two who suf...

21 people injured in 8-alarm fire at an apartment building in Queens, New York elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Over 350 firefighters are battling an eight-alarm fire that tore through an apartment building in Queens, New York, on Tuesday. A total of 21 people were injured in the fire, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Deputy Assistant Chief Michael Gala. The injured includes 16 firefighters, two who suffered burns, and five civilians, according to Gala. None are facing life-threatening injuries. The building houses around 150 apartments, according to Gala. About 240 peopl...

21 injured, including 16 firefighters, in Queens apartment building fire Replay Video UP NEXT An eight-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in Queens Tuesday afternoon, leaving 21 injured, including 16 firefighters, and displacing more than 200 residents. The fire broke out as four-alarm blaze on the top floor of the six-story building on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights around 1 p.m. and quickly spread into the cockloft. Approximately 400 FDNY members responded and continue to fight the ferocious fire. Officials say the FDNY will be at the scene through the night and the next few day...

Apartment Fire in NYC Injures 21 People, Displaces 90 Families: 'Everybody Was Panicking' People 6 hrs ago © Provided by People FDNY At least 21 people were injured and nearly 250 residents displaced after an eight-alarm fire tore through a New York City apartment building on Tuesday, officials said. The blaze broke out on 34th Avenue in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens shortly after 1 p.m., and by the time firefighters arrived, it was "an advanced fire," FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said. By Tuesday night, 21 people, including 16 firefighters, were hospitalized with non-l...