ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) -- Thirty people were forced to evacuate their homes after a transformer fire in Queens.
Fire officials say they discovered the transformer fire underground when they arrived at the scene on 29th Street in Astoria.
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Carbon monoxide levels were elevated in the area forcing the evacuations.
All of the residence have since been allowed back in their homes.
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