Firefighters are battling a large fire in Queens that injured three people early Tuesday morning, FDNY officials said.
The blaze broke out in a two-story residential building on Madison Street between Seneca and Onderdonk avenues in Ridgewood before 3:30 a.m., according to the department. The fire was designated as five alarms about an hour later.
Two firefighters were taken to a local hospital with significant injuries, officials said. A civilian was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Roughly 270 firefighters and emergency medical workers are responding to the scene, the FDNY said. New York City’s Emergency Management agency urged people to avoid the area if possible and close their windows if they live nearby.
“The American Red Cross is on scene registering displaced residents and connecting people to immediate support,” the agency said on social media. “MTA buses are staged to provide warming. NYPD is enforcing street closures and maintaining site security.”
The blaze follows another five-alarm fire that hurt three people in the Bronx early Monday. Authorities said their response to that fire was slowed by three parked cars blocking three different fire hydrants in the vicinity.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
