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LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK – A massive fire broke out early yesterday in an industrial Long Island City building. Two firefighters were injured and the structure was largely destroyed authorities said.
Flames erupted about 2:30 AM inside a commercial laundromat at 47-46 30th St., between 47th and 48th avenues, FDNY deputy assistant chief Chuck Downey told reporters at the scene.
#FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Charles Downey provides an update from this morning’s 4-alarm fire at 47-46B 30th Street in #Queens. Read more: https://t.co/cacxRjS1zp pic.twitter.com/4RFs6vgrM4
— FDNY (@FDNY) October 18, 2022
At least 168 firefighters and EMS workers responded to the call for the 1-story building, where they were met with “heavy fire conditions,” Downey said.
Firefighters finally got the fire under control by 7 AM, authorities, and two of them were taken to hospitals with minor injuries: one to the shoulder-neck area, and another to the knee, Downey said.
Source: Patch.com
