3 firefighters injured, businesses damaged in Queens blaze

Saturday, April 3, 2021

The three injured firefighters had to be extricated following a collapse at the rear of the building.

QUEENS VILLAGE, Queens (WABC) -- Three firefighters were injured in a fire that spread through a row of businesses in Queens Saturday.

The incident happened at around 2:30am along Springfield Boulevard near 112th Avenue in Queens Village.

The three injured firefighters had to be extricated following a collapse at the rear of the building.

Two have been hospitalized with injuries that are described as serious but non-life-threatening.

A barber shop owner says he fears that he may have lost his business.

Some of the other affected businesses included a restaurant and hair salon.

Authorities have no word yet on the cause of the fire.

Some neighbors have compared the shrieking sound coming off the building at 347 Henry Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, to nails on a chalkboard.

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