2 firefighters hurt, extension cord causes NYC fire that destroyed 3 homes

Monday, November 16, 2020
THROGGS NECK, Bronx (WABC) -- Flames tore through a row of attached homes in the Bronx.

Citizen App captured the dramatic video of the fire early Monday around 1:30 a.m.
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The fire broke out inside a home on Harding Avenue in the Throggs Neck section.

The flames quickly spread to two other attached homes.

It took an hour and a half for firefighters to get the three-alarm blaze under control, as the winds whipped into the morning hours.

Two firefighters are being treated for minor injuries.
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The FDNY determined that the fire originated from an extension cord. A smoke alarm was present and operational.



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